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FERPA Exceptions: A Study in Studies
Aug 5, 2024Alexa Mooney
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, protects personally identifiable information from education records from unauthorized disclosure. The …
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FPF Perspectives
FTC announces a complaint and consent agreement against Chegg
Nov 7, 2022Jamie Gorosh and Lauren Merk
Since May 2022, education technology (edtech) companies have been on notice that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is closely monitoring the industry to ensur…
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Advocate Perspectives
A Conversation with Girard Kelly
Jun 12, 2019Ahuva Goldstand
Common Sense Media’s new resource, the “Privacy Risks and Harms” report, identifies privacy risks to children and students as they engage online, and helps par…
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School Safety & Privacy: An Animated Introduction
Jun 3, 2019Monica Bulger, Sara Collins, David Sallay, and Amelia Vance
How can schools make privacy part of their safety plans? The Future of Privacy Forum’s new animated video explores some technologies that schools use or are co…
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FPF Perspectives
9 Steps to Privacy: The Right to Seek to Amend under FERPA
May 7, 2019David Sallay and Amelia Vance
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) grants parents and eligible students* the right to seek to amend student records that are inaccurate, mis…
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Student Perspectives
System Upgrade Required: Student Information Protections for the 21st Century
Apr 29, 2019Austin Kraft
Privacy can evade understanding and evoke our worst fears when it does not work effectively. Universities hold a staggering amount of information about their s…
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