Many Schools Use Edtech That Puts Student Privacy at Risk. Here’s What They Should Do Instead

Student privacy.

When it comes to selecting edtech that protects student privacy, few districts are earning high marks. 

Recent research conducted by Internet Safety Labs, a nonprofit that advocates for software safety, concluded that 78% of required or recommended school apps were “very high risk” in terms of privacy, and 79% of the apps collected student location data. The research looked at 663 U.S. schools and analyzed 1,357 commonly required or recommended school apps.