Most Ed Tech Fails at Data and Privacy Policy Practices

THE Journal: Common Sense found that just one in 10 of the education tech programs it has evaluated met minimum criteria for transparency and quality in their policies. The three-year assessment of the most-used applications and services for education found a "widespread lack of transparency" and inconsistency among their privacy and security practices. The "2018 State of EdTech Privacy Report" offers an analysis of how student information is collected, used and disclosed, including third-party marketing, advertising, tracking and profiling.

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