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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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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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School Safety Report Neglects Privacy Concerns
Dec 20, 2018Amelia Vance
By Sara Collins, Tyler Park, and Amelia VanceYesterday, the Federal Commission on School Safety released a report detailing its conclusions, after holding a se…
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Voice Assistants in the Classroom: Useful Tool or Privacy Problem?
Nov 18, 2018Susan Bearden
Voice assistants such as Amazon Echo and Google Home are used by consumers to help automate common tasks such as home heating and lighting, listening to music,…
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3 Easy Steps for Educators to Make a Secure Passphrase
Sep 20, 2018Susan Bearden
Learn how to create a good passphrase, and, more importantly, how to create different passphrases across different websites/apps that you can actually remember.
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FBI Highlights Security Risks for Student Data: What Parents, Schools, and Policymakers Need to Know
Sep 13, 2018Sara Collins, Tyler Park, and Amelia Vance
Now that the FBI has focused attention on cyber threat concerns related to K-12 students, policymakers must step up and fund impactful security programs.
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