Data Breaches

Will I be notified if a school has experienced a data breach exposing my/my child’s information?

It depends on your state’s data breach notification law.

What’s a data breach?

A data breach is a security violation in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an unauthorized individual. It could be a result of

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Data Breaches

Will I be notified if a school has experienced a data breach exposing my/my child’s information?

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