The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) have announced a pledge to protect student data. The FPF and SIIA, together with school service providers, educator organizations and other stakeholders including Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Luke Messer (R-IN), have come up with a pledge that includes a promise not to sell student data, behaviorally target students or use student data without authorization. Organizations that have made the pledge include Microsoft, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and the National Parent-Teacher Association. According to Politico, some privacy advocates have raised concerns about organizations that have yet to sign the pledge, including Apple, Google, Pearson and Khan Academy.
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