Often with their parents’ encouragement and supervision, young children are increasingly relying on mobile apps—even services that may not have expressly been designed for them—for learning. While parents have an expectation of privacy for their children when they use these apps, a new study suggests that parents’ trust may be misplaced.
Of note, some of the brands engaged in tracking may be quite familiar to readers…
According to recent research by EdTech Strategies, more than 25 percent of school district websites embed user tracking tools that report sensitive user data back to Facebook. In the wake of a high-profile data-privacy scandal involving the social media company, schools and education organizations are taking a closer look at how and why they engage with Facebook.
Student data privacy advocates say the storm clouds around Facebook from the evolving Cambridge Analytica scandal are a reminder that schools, educators, and students should be asking tough questions about the third-party services on which they rely.
To be fair, I don’t have a particular dog in this fight. No matter what some may say about me and my work (“gasping,” really?).
Education Week’s Sarah Schwartz writes that “questions linger over companies’ $300 million computer science pledge.” Indeed, they do.
It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. I’m having some trust issues and just need some space. Like so many others, I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold.
Nevada doubles down on its (modest) statewide 1:1 program. What will this mean for Nevada students?
In an era when trust in government and private data collections is being called into question – and rightfully so – privacy-minded students and educators face a dilemma. Could obfuscation tactics offer a response?
I claim my strong opinions are weakly held, but – fair warning – I’m pretty invested in the notions that phrenology is junk science, ransomware is a type of malware, and technology is integral to personalized learning.
I’d hazard that most anyone who has worked in the education and technology arena for any length of time has had to navigate conflict of interest issues. Leading a national non-profit in the field as I did, I faced perhaps more than a typical share. Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy.
