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FPF Guide to Student Data Protections Under SOPIPA: For K-12 School Administrators and Ed Tech Vendors
Nov 7, 2016Brenda LeongLearn MoreWe are pleased to announce that we are publishing the FPF Guide to Student Data Protections Under SOPIPA: For K-12 School Administrators and Ed Tech Vendors.Co…
- FPF Perspectives
Seven Basic Security Checks for Evaluating Educational Platforms
Nov 7, 2016Brenda LeongLearn MoreFPF has produced a checklist to assist parents and schools in considering the “basics” of security standards on new ed tech products and services they may be c…
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Student Data Privacy Legislation: A Summary of 2016 State Legislation
Sep 26, 2016Learn MoreStudent data privacy was a priority issue in state legislatures in 2016, though as expected, states passed fewer student data privacy bills into law than they …
- FPF Perspectives
Supporting Parental Choice for Student Data
Sep 21, 2016Brenda LeongLearn MoreToday, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) released Supporting Parental Choice for Student Data. The paper discusses the importance of trusting parents to make t…
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Infographic: How Data Empowers Parents
Aug 25, 2016Learn MoreWhen parents have the right information to make decisions, students excel. But often the only information parents receive about their child's education is thro…
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SREB Data Privacy and Security Policy Brief
Aug 1, 2016Learn MoreThis resource outlines some of the challenges associated with data privacy and security, and outlines policy solutions that state and local education officials…
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Future of Privacy Forum and ConnectSafely Release Educator’s Guide to Student Data Privacy
May 23, 2016Kobie PruittLearn MoreToday, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and ConnectSafely are releasing the Educator’s Guide to Student Data Privacy. Technology tools and applications are ch…
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Larry Magid of Connect Safely Tells Parents How They Can Protect Their Child’s Data in the Digital Age
May 20, 2016Learn MoreLarry Magid, President and CEO of ConnectSafely wrote an article that articulates student rights under FERPA and what parents should know to keep their childre…
- Advocate Perspectives
FERPA Expert Steve McDonald Advises Parents on How to Protect Their Student’s Data
May 20, 2016Learn MoreSteve McDonald, General Counsel for the Rhode Island School of Design and well known FERPA expert gives parent's advice on how to protect their student's data …
- What We're Reading
UK Council for Child Internet Safety Practical Guide for Service Providers
May 20, 2016Learn MoreThe UK Council for Child Internet Safety has released a guide meant to help service providers implement online safety measures into their web or mobile busines…
- What We're Reading
Department of Education Data Sharing Toolkit for Communities
May 20, 2016Learn MoreThe U.S. Department of Education released the"Data Sharing Tool Kit for Communities: How to Leverage Community Relationships While Protecting Student Data Priv…
- FPF Perspectives
Privacy plays major role in new federal government guidance on transgender student rights
May 16, 2016Kobie PruittLearn MoreRecently, the Department of Justice and the state of North Carolina have filed counter-suits regarding the state’s so called “bathroom bill.” The North Carolin…
