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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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A Conversation with Ray Girdler About Student Privacy During COVID-19
Oct 22, 2020Juliana Cotto
COVID-19 has placed districts, schools, and educators in unprecedented circumstances as they balance health concerns, academic responsibilities, and equity con…
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The Federal Trade Commission Updates to the COPPA FAQs
Oct 21, 2020Anisha Reddy, Casey Waughn, and Tyler Park
In July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced changes to update and streamline its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Frequently Asked Qu…
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Perspectives on New York’s Part 121: The Impact of New Student Privacy Regulations on EdTech Companies
Oct 15, 2020Anisha Reddy
On October 1st, several New York school districts posted new data security and privacy policies to their website to comply with the state’s new student privacy…
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FPF Perspectives
The First National Model Student Data Privacy Agreement Launches
Sep 18, 2020Tyler Park
Protections for student data privacy took an important step forward this summer when the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) released the first model …
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