Former Education Dept. cyber official praises FTC complaint against tech provider, while raising concerns over kids privacy legislation

The Federal Trade Commission’s case against tech provider Illuminate Education is a positive step in holding accountable companies that are selling tech services to school districts, according to a former Department of Education official, who also expressed concerns over potential changes to enforcement as lawmakers consider legislation on child privacy issues.

The FTC complaint, announced on Dec. 1, says Illuminate “claimed to protect the privacy and security of the data it maintains but failed to deploy reasonable security measures...