In the report, not the summary, Firebase is listed as the most used 3rd party, with Firebase Messaging and Firebase Analytics being designated as "High Risk." When the report says "these apps are sending data to Google" it sounds like they are sending ad tracking data to commercialize off of this data, but tools like Firebase are common web hosting platforms, not data tracking tools. This is like saying data is being sent to Amazon Web Services.
As an edtech founder, I 100% agree that there should be more time spent holding school apps accountable for the data that they sent out, but this report doesn't accurately capture the risks present and how to hold organizations accountable.
Here is the report: https://me2ba.org/school-mobile-apps-student-data-sharing-be...
As an edtech founder, I 100% agree that there should be more time spent holding school apps accountable for the data that they sent out, but this report doesn't accurately capture the risks present and how to hold organizations accountable.