Instructure Hit With Privacy Suit Over Data Collected From Kids

Instructure Inc. collects and sells the personal information of millions of school-age children without parental consent in violation of federal and state privacy laws, a proposed federal class action said.

Although Instructure markets itself as an education-technology company, its core business is using its products to generate, extract, analyze, and monetize childrens’ information, the lead plaintiffs alleged in a complaint filed March 27 in the US District Court for the Central District of California.

The lawsuit is one of several recent court cases targeting education technology companies over their use of students’ data, including suits against IXL Learning Inc. and ...