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What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire U.S. Edtech Companies?

Edsurge

William Carter, Center for Strategic and International Studies A particularly notable deal this year centers on Edmodo , a cross between a social networking platform and a learning management system for schools that boasts having upwards of 90 million users. edtech startups,” Carter explains. “I million earlier this month.

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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

There have been 361 cybersecurity incidents involving public schools since 2016 according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center , and with rates increasing year over year , schools need to be more aware of issues with data privacy and enact targeted solutions to keep student data safe.

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PROOF POINTS: What happens when private student information leaks

The Hechinger Report

Students were responsible for more than a quarter of the breaches; their most frequent motive was changing grades. The GAO relied on a private database of cyber attacks and leaks collected by Doug Levin of EdTech Strategies, a consulting firm. That’s because there’s no federal requirement for school districts to report data breaches.

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

Edsurge

And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. A Clever Way to Measure How Students Actually Use Edtech (and Whether It Works).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. For a time, Edmodo was quite the ed-tech industry darling. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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