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arXiv AI By Meghna Manoj Nair, Rachel Greenstadt

"We'll Fix It Later": Education, AI, and the Deferral of Privacy in EdTech

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The article "We'll Fix It Later": Education, AI, and the Deferral of Privacy in EdTech examines how educational technology platforms collect sensitive student data but often postpone privacy considerations until later stages of product development. Through 12 interviews and a policy audit of 48 platforms, the study finds that privacy is acknowledged yet deferred in favor of functionality, growth, and funding, with responsibility frequently shifted to cloud providers or downstream institutions. The audit reveals that many platforms lack clear AI disclosures and provide limited governance details, indicating a gap between data collection practices and privacy accountability.

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