SXSW EDU 2022

Education as a Service: Student Privacy in 2021

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Families want better privacy protections from the apps they use. Companies adapted privacy policies in response. New laws help improve privacy, but what are your favorite apps actually doing - and are they telling you about selling data, targeted ads, or tracking? Our team looked at 200 privacy policies from the most popular edtech services for 2021 to show the privacy shortcomings of big tech and social media companies. Learn more from a panel of privacy experts, educators, and parents.


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Takeaways

  1. Digital privacy norms are moving fast. Tech companies are scrambling to keep up with changing consumer expectations.
  2. Privacy policies often aren’t transparent enough to allow consumers to make safe decisions for their digital lives.
  3. The most popular apps and services are taking privacy more seriously than ever before, but the software industry still has a long way to go.

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Jill Bronfman, Privacy Counsel, Common Sense Media


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