The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores | Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech.::Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech.

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    2 years ago

    That there is fucked up. I suppose we signed our rights away before taking the test then.

  • Jestzer@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    College Board will sell your information to anyone, including your dog. That’s their (lovely) business model.

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    A bit click-batey, they sell the data they collect on their web site when you use their search tools, not SAT or GPA data or at least not with PII attached.

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    2 years ago

    At the same time, a prospective first generation college student living below the poverty line has to pay the College Board $70 to send this same data to each school they apply to.

    For their own results.

    For a 3/4-digit number.