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2018 State of EdTech Security Survey

Girard Kelly | August 29, 2018

As part of our privacy evaluations, we are releasing our research data in evaluating security practices of edtech services. Learn more about our findings.

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My Neighbor, Big Brother

Irene Lee | August 9, 2018

The recent increase in home surveillance technology could blur the boundaries between private and public spaces, and change expectations of privacy.

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Check Out Our New SXSW Video!

Jill Bronfman | August 7, 2018

It's Time to Vote for Common Sense Privacy at SXSW Edu!

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It’s Not You; Privacy Policies Are Difficult to Read

Irene Lee | July 17, 2018

Here are some tips that parents and edtech companies can use to make privacy policies easier to understand.

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2018 State of EdTech Privacy Report: Transfer of Data

Girard Kelly | June 7, 2018

A majority of applications and services are non-transparent or explicitly allow the onward Transfer of Data.

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2018 State of EdTech Privacy Report: Ad Profile

Girard Kelly | June 6, 2018

A majority of applications and services are non-transparent about creating Advertising Profiles.

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2018 State of EdTech Privacy Report: Track Users

Girard Kelly | June 5, 2018

A majority of applications and services are non-transparent or explicitly Track Users across other websites.

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2018 State of EdTech Privacy Report: Third-party tracking

Girard Kelly | June 4, 2018

A majority of applications and services are non-transparent or explicitly allow Third-party Tracking.

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2018 State of EdTech Privacy Report: Behavioral Advertising

Girard Kelly | June 1, 2018

A roughly equivalent percentage of applications and services have either non- transparent, better, or worse practices about Behavioral Advertising.

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2018 State of EdTech Privacy Report: Traditional Advertising

Girard Kelly | May 31, 2018

A majority of applications and services are non-transparent or explicitly allow Traditional Advertising.

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