January 17, 2014
Microsoft US education exec: Commit to respecting student privacy in the cloud
A recently published study by the Fordham Center for Law and Information Policy has prompted Margo Day, vice president of U.S. Education for Microsoft, to issue a call to action to school leaders, parent groups, industry groups and policy makers to be better partners with schools. She suggests coming up with solutions on how to be more transparent about student data and agreeing to clear restrictions on the use of student data, including not using such data for advertising, sales or marketing purposes or without parental consent.