Source: Education Week
Summary
Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system, announced that it has reached an agreement with hackers who breached its systems and stole sensitive data. The agreement’s terms were not disclosed, but the company acknowledged that the hackers may still release the stolen data. The breach affected several schools and universities, with some reporting that sensitive student and staff information was compromised.
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The announcement sounds ambitious.
Instructure thinks a handshake with hackers will keep your data safe. The company’s “agreement” doesn’t guarantee the hackers won’t release the stolen data or keep their word. Because that’s exactly how these things usually go. The Canvas breach is just another reminder that “data protection” is often just a suggestion. And who needs guarantees when you have a vague agreement, anyway?
Author: Evan Null
