Websites and other first-party data collection entities are not the only internet actors collecting your data. Data can be sold by first-party data collectors to third-party data collectors, that store data for future use. The image below illustrates the differences between first-party, second-party, and third-party data collectors.
These third-party data collectors become another potentially vulnerable site for data. The notorious 2017 Equifax data breach involved hacking third-party data aggregator Equifax, which used data points to determine credit scores. By neglecting a software update, Equifax left an extensive data trove vulnerable to hackers.
This section describes some third-party data collectors and ways that schools and libraries work to recognize and protect data collected.
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From Learning Management Systems to campus security apparatuses, the technologies that ease student learning often collect student data. These sources identify third-party educational platforms that siphon student data, and the specific security concerns of each platform:
Educational Technologies
Learning Management Systems
Security Concerns with Remote Learning