The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has confirmed that nearly 30,000 Scottish school pupils received their exam results a day early. The SQA, who commissioned an external contractor to send out exam results via text message on its behalf, have launched an urgent investigation into why this incident occurred. Access the full story on The Guardian website.
The incident is a timely reminder to institutions using mobile technologies to have policies and procedures in place as to how learners' personal data is handled.
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