Google’s use of student data could effectively ban Chromebooks from Denmark schools

Google’s use of student data could effectively ban Chromebooks from Denmark schools
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Danish privacy regulator Datatilsysnet has ruled that cities in Denmark need considerably more assurances about privacy to use Google service that may expose children’s data, reports BleepingComputer. The agency found (translated) that Google uses student data from Chromebooks and Google Workplace for Education “for its own purposes,” which isn’t allowed under European privacy law.

Municipalities will need to explain by March 1st how they plan to comply with the order to stop transferring data to Google, and won’t be able to do so at all starting August 1st, which could mean phasing out Chromebooks entirely.

The regulator ruled that municipalities aren’t allowed to send Google data unless the laws change or Google provides a way to…

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