In December 2021, a data breach occurred at Illuminate after the credentials of a former employee were commandeered by hackers. The information downloaded allegedly contained student names, birth ...

US Federal Law Some US federal privacy laws directly apply to organizations processing children’s personal information, for example, children’s online privacy and student privacy laws and regulations.

The National Student Clearinghouse has severed its 13-year relationship with a massive student voting study based at Tufts University after the Trump administration accused the study of violating ...

The core of the probe centers on whether a massive voting research project has been playing fast and loose with federal privacy laws to tip the scales in American elections. At the heart of the ...

While artificial intelligence has long supported higher education research initiatives, it’s now expanding into areas that touch student data. Examples include face recognition in surveillance cameras ...

On November 6, 2025, the California, Connecticut, and New York Attorneys General (collectively, the “Attorneys General”) announced a settlement with Illuminate Education, Inc. to resolve allegations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students prepare to check in with their phones at Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City on Dec. 18, 2025. The school's new cell ...

The U.S. Department of Education said Thursday that it’s investigating Tufts University and another organization over claims it violated federal privacy laws as it compiled information on students’ ...

Students prepare to check in with their phones at Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City on Dec. 18, 2025. The school's new cell phone ban requires students to scan a QR code when they enter and check ...