‘Unnecessary and disproportionate’: Concern over Department for Education’s school attendance data collection
Data watchdog the ICO and digital rights groups have questioned a DfE scheme to collect and store pupil information.
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Sophia Waterfield
Sophia is a reporter for Tech Monitor. She co-founded start-up magazine Paranting Magazine and previously worked as a SEO reporter for Newsweek. She has a BJTC-accredited journalism undergraduate degree from the University for the Creative Arts and has worked in technology and healthcare for over a decade.
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