S.T.O.P. Condemns NYC DOE For Allowing Hack Of 820K Students

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View this email in your browser For Immediate Release S.T.O.P. Condemns NYC DOE For Allowing Hack Of 820K Students (New York, NY, 3/29/2022) - Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based civil rights group, condemns the New York City Department of Education for allowing the apparent hacking of 820,000 current and former students’ data. Student data was compromised in a January 2022 data breach of Illuminate Education, a software platform used to track student attendance and grades. The hackers gained access to student names, birthdays, ethnicities, and other sensitive information dating back to the 2016-2017 school year. SEE: New York Post - Personal data of 820,000 NYC students compromised in hack https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/nyc-students-have-personal-data-hacked/ “City schools should be setting up students for success, not to get hacked,” said Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn. “As New York City expanded reliance on tech platforms for teaching, we’ve often ignored the threat this poses to students. Not only can this data be hacked, it can also be vulnerable to legal threats from police or even ICE. In 2022, data security can’t be an afterthought.” Earlier this month, S.T.O.P. released Just Cities, an education campaign for evaluating and opposing the rise of municipal technology. The campaign’s framework highlights the range of risks that expanded public technology can post to those who it’s supposed to serve. SEE: Just Cities Toolkit - Education https://www.justcities.tech/education S.T.O.P. Report - Snooping Where We Sleep https://www.stopspying.org/snooping The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project is a non-profit advocacy organization and legal services provider. S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, fighting excessive local and state-level surveillance. Our work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, and communities of color. -- END -- CONTACT: S.T.O.P. Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn Copyright © 2021 Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.