Securly, Inc. is an educational software company based in San Jose, California and incorporated in Delaware.
[2] Securly has been criticized for providing tools that empower schools to censor content and invade students' privacy.
In 2017, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Arrowhead High School's implementation of Securly, which received pushback from parents and students.
Points of contention included the risk of Securly being hacked, the potential sale of browsing and search history to insurance companies and advertisers, and general privacy concerns.
[5] Securly says that its service allows schools to almost achieve compliance with state and federal requirements such as the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA).