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Protect Students from Corporate Data-Mining in the Classroom

Nava, Victor
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420506/protect-students-corporate-data-mining-classroom-victor-nava

Publisher:  National Review
Date Written:  30/06/2015
Year Published:  2015  
Resource Type:  Article

Across the political spectrum there is debate as to whether data should be collected about students.


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Perhaps surprisingly, private corporations are getting onboard with the push to protect student data. Several large tech companies have signed the Student Privacy Pledge, introduced last year by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Software & Information Industry Association. The pledge insists that companies not collect, maintain, use, or share students’ personal information beyond that needed for authorized school purposes, or as authorized by the parent or the student. The pledge also asks that companies not sell personal student information or build personal profiles of students other than for authorized purposes. In January 2015, Google signed the pledge after initially being absent from the list of signatories.

In the digital age, it’s difficult to expect privacy in every facet of our lives. Data-mining can be a very useful tool for getting the right information and products into the hands of people that really want that. It’s often overlooked that the money companies generate from selling targeted advertising keeps products such as Gmail, Facebook, and YouTube free. But the classroom should be a safe space for students to learn, not for corporations to learn about them.

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