The purpose of this study was to examine student viewpoints about privacy and personal data collection in online courses in U.S. higher education settings. Results of data analysis revealed that students were aware that their learning behaviours (such as login frequency, pages viewed or clicked, and learning profiles) could be monitored and recorded by their instructors. Additionally, they were not concerned about their learning behaviours being monitored, recorded, or collected for academic research, and used for instructional/teaching improvement purposes. There was no evidence of significant difference between students' gender (female and male) in terms of their awareness and concern about their privacy in online learning settings.