As AR/VR technology continues to improve and universities experiment with the concept of “metaversity” to deliver experiential digital lessons within extended reality (XR) environments, higher education institutions will need to carefully consider the security and privacy implications. of data that could arise with mass education. adoption of VR technologies.

These concerns were the focus of a recent webinar led by Richard LaFosse, policy and compliance leader for academic innovation at the University of Michigan, and Didier Contis, executive director of academic technology, innovation, and computing research at the University of Michigan Institute of Technology. Georgia, who provided an overview of the security and ethical challenges of adopting XR in both…