Poor implementation of Data Privacy may put students at risk
The impact of technology has brought new tools to improve learning in the classroom. However, more schools are adopting digital and cloud computing without considering how vendors of this technology would access and use the personal identifiable information (PII) of our children for advertising purposes. Companies who are rigorously sharing PII without consent may put students at risk as their information may end up in the hands of hackers, human traffickers and identity theft felons among others. On this account, concerned organizations such as Vibal Publishing, Websafekids.org and SafeGov.org have expressed strong commitment to advocate for and raise awareness on student data privacy in Philippine education through an upcoming forum on June 6, 2013. Organized by Vibal and supported by Websafekids.org and SafeGov.org, the forum will gather education leaders, parents, teachers and government representatives to provide a comprehensive discussion on the issues surrounding data ...