Students' Safety or Privacy? Why Not Both?

As the debate about how to keep students safe in American schools continues to reverberate around the country, privacy experts have spoken about the risks of sacrificing students' privacy rights in the name of security. But are the two mutually exclusive? Recent news articles have highlighted the privacy risks of allowing law enforcement unfettered discretion regarding security and the limits of its effectiveness. Privacy IS possible. This panel will discuss how to balance privacy and security.



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Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

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Michael Hawes

US Department of Education

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Chad Marlow

American Civil Liberties Union

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Amelia Vance

The Future of Privacy Forum

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Bryan Westerman

Denver Public Schools