# As tech firms collect and sell student data, new state law aims to protect their privacy

> Source: <https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/09/13/as-tech-firms-collect-and-sell-student-data-new-state-law-aims-to-protect-their-privacy/>
> Published: 2026-09-13 23:00:00+00:00

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 […]

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