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Senate committee hears parent-rights student-data bill; technologists say deletion is feasible with caveats
Summary
Senate Bill 118 would create parental control and a 'right to be forgotten' for data in Montana’s statewide education research system. Supporters emphasized privacy; the state’s chief data officer said deletion is technically feasible but requires identifiers and careful handling of derived systems; sponsor plans amendments and further department work.
Senate Bill 118, presented to the Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee, would give parents and students stronger control over K–12 longitudinal data in the statewide P‑20W research system, including a mechanism commonly called a 'right to be forgotten.'
Sponsor Daniel Olmecoff argued the bill draws a line between cybersecurity (system security) and privacy rights, saying parents should be able to opt their children out of inclusion in statewide studies. “This bill allows a right to be forgotten clause to be removed from the state level information,” Olmecoff told the committee, and he said he will work…
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