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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