Google can't rely on schools to get consent to collect student data, parents say
( August 28, 2025, 18:17 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Parents suing Google over its collection of public-school students personal data say Google failed to secure meaningful consent from parents before collecting the personal data of students, and argue that Google's motion to dismiss the case must be denied. "Google’s theory of consent rests entirely a mistake of law: that statutes that enhance children’s privacy instead undermine it, specifically, by letting a private company take and use all manner of personal information from students—as long as the company has obtained consent from the students’ schools. This radical position finds no support in the law, especially not in laws enacted to protect children’s information and parents’ rights over that information," the parents told US District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco.See attached document....
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