How a State’s Public Education Privacy Council Tackles Student Data Privacy

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October 23, 2019

Where: Maryland

How did we get action from the Maryland’s Privacy Council?

2019 audit of Maryland Education Department’s data-storage practices revealed 1.4 million students and 233,000 teachers personal data at risk
2015 state law, Student Data Privacy Act of 2015
2018 the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy gave Maryland a D+

Who serves on the privacy council?

Deputy state superintendent for the Maryland Office of Teaching and Learning
2 state congressional representatives
data-privacy experts
state Education Department administrators

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