California’s state legislature last month unanimously passed the nations toughest bill yet to protect the personal data of kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) students. Governor Brown hasnt taken a public stance on this and a related bill that addresses contracts with tech vendors. The bill, SB 1177, which would go into effect on 1 January 2016, prohibits educational sites, apps and cloud services used by schools from selling or disclosing personal information about K-12 students, from using the data to market to children, and from compiling dossiers on them.”]