Should Google Be a Signatory to Student Privacy Pledge?

By Tracy Mitrano. The New York Times today reports that The Future of Privacy Forum, a D.C. think tank committed to promoting responsible data practices, has a pledge on offer to vendors in the K-12 space that use student information, including education records. Known as the “K-12 School Service Provider Pledge to Safeguard Student Privacy,” participating companies publicly commit to not use student data for advertising purposes or to compile student profiles unless authorized by schools or parents. Read more...