ACT Inc. and the College Board,
companies that administer college admissions tests taken by high
school students across the U.S., were accused in a lawsuit of
selling personal data without permission.
ACT and the College Board, whose exams include the SAT and
those for advanced placement, ask for permission to share data
including names, birth dates and social security numbers without
disclosing that information is being sold to scores of buyers
for about 33 cents a student, according to the complaint in
federal court in Chicago. The plaintiff, Illinois resident
Rachel Specter, accuses the companies of breach of contract for
selling the personal identifying information, or PII.
Entire article at:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-31/sat-and-act-college-test-companies-sued-over-data-sales.html
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