Data Privacy & Security Service Digital Digest_Summer 2018

Data Privacy & Security Service

Issue 12

CYBERSECURITY NEWS

States Issue Privacy Ultimatums to Education Technology Vendors

Connecticut passed a new state law that requires vendors to sign written privacy agreements if they want their product to be used in any classroom throughout the state. The deadline for compliance is July 2018. The law is similar to New York State Education Law 2-d as it legislates vendors, state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to protect student data. The Connecticut law sets guide- lines for how identifiable student information can be used by ven-

dors. Privacy advocates and par- ents praise the new measures taken to protect students from targeted advertising and for requir- ing notification of data breaches as they occur. However, there are education leaders who feel the law may be overreaching based on the type of student data collected and compliance may be elusive. Read the full article here: https://www.edsurge.com/ news/2018-03-12-states-is- sue-privacy-ultimatums-to-educa- tion-technology-vendors

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