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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
===Student data collection concerns===
===Student data collection concerns===
The GoGuardian suite collects a variety of student information, including school account information (name, profile picture, and email address), browsing history, geographic device location, email content, screenshots (which are automatically taken on the user's device and displayed to administrators), and keystroke variance to identify user activity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Product Privacy Policy |url=https://www.goguardian.com/policies/product-privacy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720182619/https://www.goguardian.com/policies/product-privacy |archive-date=2025-07-20 |website=GoGuardian |at=§1.4 GoGuardian Personal Student Information}}</ref> Such information may be anonymized and used for GoGuardian product marketing or development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Product Privacy Policy |url=https://www.goguardian.com/policies/product-privacy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720182619/https://www.goguardian.com/policies/product-privacy |archive-date=2025-07-20 |website=GoGuardian |at=§4 How We Disclose Information Collected Through Our Offerings |quote="We may use, share, or disclose De-Identified information (as that term is defined in our EULA) for various purposes such as product development, research, and marketing, in compliance with relevant laws."}}</ref> Several concerns exist surrounding the granularity of the information, including the possibility of such data being deanonymized.{{Citation needed|reason=term should be defined on own page?}} Another issue arises due to an overwhelmingly large amount of school-issued devices having GoGuardian installed<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoGuardian {{!}} Engaging Digital Learning For Schools |url=https://goguardian.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723161808/https://www.goguardian.com/ |archive-date=2025-07-23 |website=GoGuardian |quote="GoGuardian products are used by nearly 50% of public and private K-12 students in the United States."}}</ref> (and often forcibly enabled) by school administrators, which limits the user's ability to restrict data collection and disclosure.  
The GoGuardian suite collects a variety of student information, including school account information (name, profile picture, and email address), browsing history, geographic device location, email content, screenshots (which are automatically taken on the user's device and displayed to administrators), and keystroke variance to identify user activity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Product Privacy Policy |url=https://www.goguardian.com/policies/product-privacy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720182619/https://www.goguardian.com/policies/product-privacy |archive-date=2025-07-20 |website=GoGuardian |at=§1.4 GoGuardian Personal Student Information}}</ref> Such information may be anonymized and used for GoGuardian product marketing or development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Product Privacy Policy |url=https://www.goguardian.com/policies/product-privacy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720182619/https://www.goguardian.com/policies/product-privacy |archive-date=2025-07-20 |website=GoGuardian |at=§4 How We Disclose Information Collected Through Our Offerings |quote="We may use, share, or disclose De-Identified information (as that term is defined in our EULA) for various purposes such as product development, research, and marketing, in compliance with relevant laws."}}</ref> Several concerns exist surrounding the granularity of the information, including the possibility of such data being [[De-anonymization|de-anonymized]]. Another issue arises due to an overwhelmingly large amount of school-issued devices having GoGuardian installed<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoGuardian {{!}} Engaging Digital Learning For Schools |url=https://goguardian.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723161808/https://www.goguardian.com/ |archive-date=2025-07-23 |website=GoGuardian |quote="GoGuardian products are used by nearly 50% of public and private K-12 students in the United States."}}</ref> (and often forcibly enabled) by school administrators, which limits the user's ability to restrict data collection and disclosure.  


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