School devices are sharing your family’s data, but you can stop them
Reporter Karina Montoya writes on the privacy features and other data sharing features that are stemming from school-issued electronic devices to students.
A 6-YEAR-OLD arrives home from school with a board-of-education-provided iPad—and its more than 300 apps. One of those, a free math game, rewards speedy problem solving with virtual gems that unlock higher levels. But collecting these jewels requires an in-app purchase. “Dad, please buy it for me. My friend has it,” the child begs. Dad does, of course, perhaps not realizing his kid’s personal information, including device details and location, now feeds the $130 billion surveillance-based advertising industry that powers the internet.
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