{"slug": "as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their", "title": "As tech firms collect and sell student data, new state law aims to protect their privacy", "summary": "California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1159 on Thursday, prohibiting technology companies from using student data to train or develop AI models, with stricter rules taking effect next year for education technology providers including Canvas and DuoLingo. The law applies as California's K-12 schools, community colleges and universities face growing data collection by the education technology industry.", "body_md": "THE MASSIVE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY, including providers such as Canvas and DuoLingo, will face stricter rules around students’ privacy starting next year after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Thursday. The law, Assembly Bill 1159, prohibits technology companies from using student data to train or develop AI models at a time when California’s K-12 schools, community colleges and universities are […]\n\nThe post [As tech firms collect and sell student data, new state law aims to protect their privacy](https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/09/13/as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their-privacy/) appeared first on [Local News Matters](https://localnewsmatters.org).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their", "canonical_source": "https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/09/13/as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their-privacy/", "published_at": "2026-09-13 23:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-13 23:21:41.908386+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Gavin Newsom", "Assembly Bill 1159", "Canvas", "DuoLingo", "California"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their.jsonld"}}