This paper summarises an ongoing research project supported by the Antigua & Barbuda Ministry for Education, into young people’s perceptions of data privacy in Antigua & Barbuda. 

This research project documented the perspectives and lived experiences of young people in Antigua & Barbuda. It finds they hold nuanced and detailed understandings about privacy in the digital world.  

The paper covers policy-relevant findings and documents the next steps into how to translate this research into policy change. It concludes there is a strong drive for policy reform to improve the data privacy of students in Antigua and Barbuda. This desire comes from students themselves, but has also been echoed by teachers and the Ministry for Education.