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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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FPF Releases Policy Brief Comparing Federal Child Privacy Bills
Jun 10, 2022
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FPF Perspectives
FPF Responds to the FTC’s COPPA Policy Statement
May 19, 2022
On May 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an open meeting where it approved a policy statement prioritizing enforcement of the Children’s Online…
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Higher Ed Perspectives
The Datafication of Student Life and the Consequences for Student Data Privacy
Apr 11, 2022Kyle M. L. Jones (MLIS, PhD) Indiana University-Indianapolis (IUPUI)
The COVID-19 pandemic changed American higher education in more ways than many people realize: beyond forcing schools to transition overnight to fully online l…
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So Much Data: Thinking About How We Govern with Data and How We Are Governed by Data in US Higher Education
Apr 11, 2022Michael Brown, Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, School of Education, Iowa State University
As a researcher who focuses on how US higher education institutions construct data systems to support students’ success, I find myself having the same conversa…
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