المملكة: Prevent student data from being used to train commercial AI models
The National Center for E-Learning launched a comprehensive policy to protect the privacy of learners’ data in the e-learning environment, aiming to regulate the collection and processing of data in all educational platforms in the Kingdom, setting strict controls that prevent commercial exploitation of data, obliging authorities to absolute transparency, and imposing binding human intervention in decisions For marketing, advertising, or commercial purposes, it also prohibits the sale of this data or its integration with external sources to analyze consumer behavior, to ensure that the educational process remains within its purely educational framework.
In a proactive step to confront the challenges of modern technology, the policy has placed strict restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, as automated systems are prohibited from making sensitive educational decisions such as failure, success, or deprivation of educational opportunities without responsible human review and intervention.
The new controls oblige educational authorities to make clear disclosure when using intelligence tools It is necessary to ensure that these systems are free from bias against any category of learners and to be subject to periodic reviews. Under the policy, it is prohibited to use student data to develop or train Artificial intelligence is commercial or public outside the scope of the educational system, unless explicit and specific consent is obtained that is consistent with applicable regulations.
Privacy of children and minors
The policy pays great attention to the privacy of children and minors, imposing additional protection standards that require the guardian’s approval before any action, and absolutely prohibits any non-educational tracking or deep behavioral analysis that may affect this sensitive group.
The regulatory document grants learners and their parents broad rights, most notably the right to full access. On personal, educational, and behavioral data, and the right to request its correction, deletion, and anonymization immediately after the end of its educational purpose.
The learner’s acquired rights included the ability to withdraw consent to future data processing, and to object to behavioral analyzes that do not serve the educational process, in addition to the right to restrict processing in cases of dispute over the accuracy of the information.
The policy obligated service providers to store data within the Kingdom whenever the regulations required it, while applying the highest standards of cybersecurity and encryption to protect it from leakage or hacking during transmission. And storage.
Educational platforms must disable all non-educational tracking tools by default, while prohibiting the use of “Cookies” technologies that serve commercial or advertising purposes based on learner behavior.
Compliance with this policy is a basic condition for obtaining and continuing e-learning licenses, as any violation of its terms will directly affect the results of the quality assessment of educational bodies, and expose them to accountability and legal procedures.
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