Securly Agrees to Pay Undisclosed Sum to End School Spying Suit

Securly’s agreement to pay an undisclosed sum to resolve allegations that it collected and disclosed the personal data of students using school-issued Chromebooks should be approved, a federal magistrate judge recommended.

Two parents sued the tracking software provider in the US District Court for the Southern District of California for tracking their kids’ location and video-watching habits without consent. Magistrate Judge Michael S. Berg of the US District Court for the Southern District of California said that the compromise ending the litigation was fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the child plaintiffs.

• Securly also agreed to make certain ...