Supreme Court Data Privacy Ruling Threatens EdTech That Tracks Studen…

Supreme Court ruling in Chatrie v. United States establishes Fourth Amendment protection for location data held by third parties, creating immediate legal exposure for EdTech platforms and school districts that collect student and parent location data without warrants or explicit consent. If you sell location tracking into schools—whether as a residency tool, device management, or student safety feature—you now need a warrant or explicit parental consent to hold that data; Thomson Reuters and Google Workspace are exposed, and districts will start demanding compliance or termination.