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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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FPF Perspectives
Teachers, Privacy Protections and the Law
May 26, 2016
2 years ago, the student data privacy debate sparked and created an awareness not only between schools and vendors but also with legislators. Parent concerns g…
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FPF Perspectives
Student data privacy: Moving from fear to responsible use
May 23, 2016Brenda Leong
Data has always been an inherent part of the educational process – a child’s age, correlated with her grade level, tracked to specific reading or math skills t…
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Future of Privacy Forum and ConnectSafely Release Educator’s Guide to Student Data Privacy
May 23, 2016Kobie Pruitt
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and ConnectSafely are releasing the Educator’s Guide to Student Data Privacy. Technology tools and applications are ch…
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Advocate Perspectives
Larry Magid of Connect Safely Tells Parents How They Can Protect Their Child’s Data in the Digital Age
May 20, 2016
Larry Magid, President and CEO of ConnectSafely wrote an article that articulates student rights under FERPA and what parents should know to keep their childre…
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