UK Government-Recommended Online Learning Tool Used During Lockdown Harvested Children’s Data

Data company says the information was not shared with any third party

A child navigates online learning resources provided by his school in northern England on March 23, 2020. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

Data from thousands of children was harvested during the pandemic by a government-recommended online learning tool without parent’s knowledge, according to a joint investigation involving Human Rights Watch (HRW) and The Telegraph.

The Telegraph reported that Edpuzzle, a Department for Education (DfE) recommended company that provides interactive video lessons aimed at children as young as 5, had monitored pupils.