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New Utah law protects student privacy after BYU research found K-12 apps were collecting and sharing data

DataBreaches.net · · International · Enforcement

Sharman Gill reports: … BYU research finds that EdTech vendors don’t always meet their student privacy obligations; that research has led to new Utah legislation that tightens up the privacy issues. In an August 2025 investigation report prepared for the Utah State Board of Education (USBE), BYU information systems professors Mark Keith and Justin Giboney found major... Source

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