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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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Elevating Student Voices: Conversations about Student Privacy with Undergraduates During COVID-19
Feb 2, 2021Alexis Shore
While student privacy advocates and educators have recognized privacy issues in higher education during COVID-19, a gap remains between their voices and studen…
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As Personal as Data Gets: The Privacy Implications of Wearable Technologies in Schools
Jul 15, 2020Alexis Shore
As workplaces and schools consider how to reopen safely, some organizations are looking to wearable technology to monitor health and activities. For example, t…
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Grad School From Home: The Consequences for Privacy and Learning
May 11, 2020Alexis Shore
As a graduate student who researches privacy, I was previously aware of the potential privacy issues related to virtual learning. The COVID-19 pandemic, howeve…
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Digitizing the Directory: Student Privacy in an Evolving Landscape
Nov 26, 2019Austin Kraft
During my elementary school years, every September my school would send me a packet, clad in pastel paperback, containing the contact information of my classma…
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