Data from thousands of children was harvested during the pandemic by a government-recommended online learning tool without parent’s knowledge, according to a joint investigation involving Human Rights Watch (HRW) and The Telegraph.
The Telegraph reported that Edpuzzle, a Department for Education (DfE) recommended company that provides interactive video lessons aimed at children as young as 5, had monitored pupils.
Edpuzzle is being criticised for failing to make it clear that it collected the data, which included the activity of children’s mice and keyboards.
It is not known how many pupils used Edpuzzle during lockdowns. In the first three months of this year, over 4,000 teachers across 1,600 schools in Britain used the program….