U.S. needs to add student online privacy rules.

A blog posted by the LA Times editorial board on March 5, 2014 is intended for students in school, parents and others who are concerned about a student's privacy rights. The post was written by the LA Times editorial board whom are qualified and reliable. The argument the editorial board is trying to make is that the federal government should enforce a policy that will ban private firms from contracting with public schools to sell student records in the U.S.

The editorial board is claiming that private firms are contracting with public schools for selling students' personal data and records. According to the children's advocacy group Common Sense Media the private firms are selling the students' records to other businesses without the knowledge of the students, their parents or the schools that hired them. In California, the state senate passed a bill that banned the private firms from contracting with public schools which is good, but it only applies in California. The authors are right when they say that the federal government needs to address this issue as well so that all students in the United States are protected.

I agree with the authors when they state "As more of our children's education moves online, there are increased opportunities for abusing the collection of their personal data." This is obvious, but true. The world is now a generation of technology and internet, therefore students' records can now be easily stolen. We must protect the privacy rights of our nations' students.