New report finds digital classrooms flout data protection law to exploit children’s data for commercial gain

Livingstone, Sonia ORCID: 0000-0002-3248-9862 (2022) New report finds digital classrooms flout data protection law to exploit children’s data for commercial gain. Digital Futures Commission (31 Aug 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

New report published today by the Digital Futures Commission uncovers how digital classrooms – including Google Classroom and ClassDojo – are failing to comply with data protection regulation and leaving school children vulnerable to commercial exploitation as a consequence. These new findings come as the Danish government has banned schools from using Chromebooks and Google Workspace for Education in their Helsingør Municipality. The report authors call for immediate action from the UK Government, working with regulators, EdTech companies and civil society, to stop data processing that gambles with children’s privacy, safety and future prospects.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2023 14:15
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:40
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/119525

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