"When EDUCAUSE released its 2019 Top 10 IT Issues, privacy made the list for the first time, debuting at No. 3. Although student privacy has always been a big concern in K–12 education, many IT professionals in higher education have primarily focused on the cybersecurity aspect of data — but that’s changing."—Source: EdTech Magazine
WHY THIS MATTERS:
As we collect and utilize more and more student data, questions and concerns around privacy loom. The time is now to define best practices and have broader conversations about campus data privacy.