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I'm surprised they are paying for this. There's a Swedish company just requesting this from schools since it's public information so they have to provide it by

I'm surprised they are paying for this. There's a Swedish company just requesting this from schools since it's public information so they have to provide it by law.

tokai 3y ago
Surprising, how does that square with GDPR?
- xphilter 3y ago
  Effectively, GDPR only applies to EU nationals. US folks have no such rights and anyone even remotely associated with an institution like U of M are forced to agree to whatever data terms and policies U of M wants.
  - codingdave 3y ago
    > no such rights Here is the US privacy act for individuals: https://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacy-act-1974 https://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacy-act-1974 It contrasts with FOIA and public records acts, of course, so there is a wealth of rabbit holes to go down on exactly where lines get drawn, but saying "no such rights" is simply inaccurate. If you work with public institutions you get pulled in both directions.
- codingdave 3y ago
  US-based federal entitles have a completely different set of rules (See: https://www.foia.gov/ https://www.foia.gov/). And the educational system get federal funds, so some of its data is public. There are likewise public records laws at the state level in many cases which open up even more data to the public.
lupire 3y ago
Student homework is public domain in Sweden?