Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Big Tech pledges student privacy; critics scoff... (the right to be ... corrected)

Companies signing the pledge — including Microsoft, Amplify, Edmodo, Knewton and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt — will commit to clearly disclose what type of personal information they collect about students, and for what purpose. They will promise not to sell the information or use it to target advertising at students. They’ll pledge to let parents see their children’s records and correct any errors. 

read full article at Politico


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