Common Sense Privacy

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According to a new survey from @pewresearch, about half of #Facebook users say they are not comfortable when they see how the platform categorizes them for targeted advertisements pewinternet.org/2019/01/16/fac…

As part of the New Year--Learn to navigate the #privacy challenges of district-wide #education technology commonsense.org/education/blog…

As part of the launch of our new #IoT smart-device security testing, the Common Sense Privacy Program evaluated a popular smart device called #Vector and conducted a hands-on basic security assessment for parents and teachers to learn more. commonsense.org/education/blog…

We would like to announce the launch of a new type of privacy evaluation called basic evaluations. This new type of basic privacy evaluation of #edtech products will help turn privacy concerns into better privacy practice. commonsense.org/education/blog…

In a new study of the most downloaded apps for children ages 5 and younger, researchers found advertising in almost all of them. nyti.ms/2yF5k4e

Check out our new #edtech #privacy evaluation of dailymotion.com - a video sharing technology platform privacy.commonsense.org/evaluation/Dai…

Learn more about our new #edtech #privacy evaluation of Turnitin.com - a product that provides instructors with tools to engage students in the writing process, provide personalized feedback, and assess student progress over time privacy.commonsense.org/evaluation/tur…

Exciting to see pro-privacy @DuckDuckGo search engine hit 30M daily searches duckduckgo.com/traffic

Understanding #tracking in #edtech can be difficult. @DuckDuckGo provides some resources to help donttrack.us

Check out our new #edtech #privacy evaluation of Buzzmath - a product that offers teachers a solution to provide their students with student practice that will build their conceptual understanding of mathematics privacy.commonsense.org/evaluation/Buz…

Learn more about our new #edtech #privacy evaluation of ClassHub - a modern device management solution that makes it easier for teachers and administrators to prepare students for the future privacy.commonsense.org/evaluation/Cla…

Keeping the 'personal' in 'personal information' is important — especially in today's increasingly digital world. That's why we rated the Do Not Track Act #forkids. Learn more: comsen.se/2RrbYTr #digitalwellbeing

Check out our new #edtech #privacy evaluation of After School­--an anonymous and private message board for your school privacy.commonsense.org/evaluation/Aft…

It is important to understand how social logins in #edtech impact #privacy wired.com/story/google-c…

What is uninformed consent? "A dominant web business model today is to amass as much data on individuals as possible and then use it or sell it — to target or persuade, reward or penalize. The internet has become a #surveillance economy." hbr.org/cover-story/20… #adtech

"In a surveillance economy where companies #track, analyze and capitalize on our clicks, the issue at hand isn’t #privacy. The problem is unfettered data exploitation and its potential deleterious consequences..." nytimes.com/2018/09/22/sun… @natashanyt @edtech

Check our our new #edtech #privacy evaluation of @ClassDojo--a communication app for the classroom. It connects teachers, parents, and students who use it to share photos, videos, and messages through the school day. comsen.se/2MRbW3q

Check out this new research report about home life data and #privacy that raises concerns about how smart devices such as #AI virtual voice assistants, smart appliances, and security monitoring technologies could be gathering and sharing kid’s data childdatacitizen.com/cdc/wp-content…