The Digital Futures Commission has now concluded. Our new project is the Digital Futures for Children centre, joint with 5Rights Foundation and London School of Economics and Political Science.
Follow how our research has unfolded from 2020 to 2023 and gain an snapshot of our findings across the play, data and innovation research streams.
by Ayça Atabey, Louise Hooper, Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong We warmly welcome recently updated guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on how the »
By Ayça Atabey, Sonia Livingstone & Kruakae Pothong After three years of intensive research on the governance of education data at the Digital Futures Commission, »
Today, the Digital Futures Commission launches “Blueprint for Education Data: Realising children’s best interests in digitised education”, a practical framework designed to tackle EdTech companies »
By Emma Day, Kruakae Pothong, Sonia Livingstone and Ayça Atabey In a new open-access journal article, we examine the governance of data processed from children »
The Digital Futures Commission launched its essay collection entitled Education Data Futures: Critical, Regulatory and Practical Reflections on the 21st of November 2022. This essay »
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone The Digital Futures Commission has identified many wrongs with data collection and processing in educational settings in its 2022 »
By Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong What do UK children think of the EdTech products they use at school? Have they been informed about the »
By Louise Hooper, Kruakae Pothong, Sonia Livingstone The Digital Futures Commission launched its report on Problems with Data Governance in UK Schools: the cases of »
New report published today by the Digital Futures Commission uncovers how digital classrooms – including Google Classroom and ClassDojo – are failing to comply with data protection regulation and leaving school children vulnerable to commercial exploitation as a consequence. These new findings come as the Danish government has banned schools from using Chromebooks and Google Workspace for Education in their Helsingør Municipality. »
For the past year, a team of lawyers and social scientists have consulted widely with experts and end-users – including schools and children – to »
Children’s biometric data and AI-driven technologies are increasingly used for purposes such as making meal payments and measuring attention, engagement, and emotion in schools. These »
By Sarah Turner The Digital Futures Commission launched its report entitled Education Data Reality in its breakfast briefing on the 29th June 2022. The launch »
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