Digital Smarts - Your School Collects Lots of Data On Your Kids. The Problem Is Deleting It
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America's schools are awash in data, and while concerns about the privacy and security of students' information are regularly discussed, the Center for Democracy & Technology says there is one issue that has been mostly overlooked: properly getting rid of student data when it's no longer needed. "Deleting data is much more complicated than one might think, with a number of important policy, legal, and technical considerations," reads the group's new report, titled "Balancing the Scale of Student Data Deletion and Retention and Education."
Do you know what your school or district does with your child’s data after they graduate or leave the school?