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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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A Conversation with Melissa Peterson
Sep 10, 2019Ahuva Goldstand
On August 22, FPF spoke with Melissa Peterson, Data Privacy and Security Trainer at the Colorado Department of Education, about her use of gamification to impa…
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LEA Perspectives
Easy Tips for Keeping Student Data Safe When Taking Your Work Home
Jan 9, 2019Susan M. Bearden
Cloud services make it easy: save your document to the cloud and access it from work the next day, without the hassle of emailing yourself files or carrying ar…
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LEA Perspectives
Sniffers and Snoopers and Hackers, Oh My! Protecting Yourself from the Risks of Public Wi-Fi
Sep 20, 2018Susan Bearden
Public Wi-Fi hotspots can put your personal data at risk, and in this post we’ll discuss some of these risks and how to protect yourself against them.
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LEA Perspectives
Using Student Data Essential for Research that Empower Students
Apr 15, 2016Future of Privacy Forum
In our nation’s schools, we have seen widespread use of zero tolerance policies that lead to suspension, expulsion, and other extreme disciplinary measures. Do…
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