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Norway Audits Schools to Ensure They Protect Students' Privacy

Norwegian privacy watchdog Datatilsynet said Thursday it's carrying out a major audit of municipal schools to ensure that they're protecting the privacy and data security of their students during rapid digitization, according to an unofficial translation. Unfortunately, it said, the…

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reality today is that municipalities too little expertise and resources to safeguard school children's privacy, and that many lack an overview of what personal data is processed in the learning tools used in teaching. The audit will provide practical guidance, it said.