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Keep up to date with the latest development on data protection, children’s rights in the digital environment and more with our news articles and press releases.
Major new study into classroom tech reveals jarring evidence gap
A major new review by the Digital Futures for Children centre warns that while educational technology has become embedded in classrooms, the evidence needed to understand its wider impact on children has failed to keep pace.
ICO audit confirms serious concerns about children’s data in education technology
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its long-awaited report into the data protection practices of 28 major education technology providers used in schools.
Better EdTech Futures: Shaping Scotland’s approach to children’s rights and AI in schools
Scotland’s Government has used joint research from 5Rights and the Digital Futures for Children centre to shape its approach to children’s rights and AI in schools.
Social media–style design is already in the classroom, new research finds
As Parliament debates banning children from social media, new research reveals that many of the same harmful design features are already embedded in the technology children use every day at school, raising concerns for children’s privacy, wellbeing and exposure to commercial exploitation in the classroom.
UK government declines to introduce EdTech standards as classroom tech expands unchecked
The government’s refusal to introduce enforceable standards for educational technology leaves children’s rights secondary to commercial interests, as new research reveals mixed impact of AI and EdTech in schools.
5Rights and the Digital Futures for Children Centre drives transformation in EdTech to protect children’s rights
New project drives urgent national conversation on whether technology used in the classrooms is meeting children’s right to education.
Classroom AI apps expose children to porn site trackers and give UK students wrong US helplines, new report reveals
Children using well-known AI-powered apps in classrooms, such as Grammarly, Character.AI and others, are being tracked by adult website advertisers, given dangerous misinformation about self-harm and taught false facts, according to new research carried out by LSE and 5Rights Foundation’s Digital Futures for Children centre.
New UK data law: what does it mean for children’s privacy?
The new UK data law introduces significant changes in children’s data protection, including new codes of practice for EdTech, AI and automated decision-making, following years of advocacy by 5Rights.
DFC on EdTech and the impact of enforcement action
The joint LSE & 5Rights Digital Futures for Children centre has published Edtech reports on international action and improvements to children’s privacy.
Time for a Code of Practice for tech used in schools
5Rights backs Amendment 146 for a Code of Practice on EdTech to ensure children’s data rights are protected, building trust in educational technology.
