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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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FERPA Expert Steve McDonald Advises Parents on How to Protect Their Student’s Data
May 20, 2016
Steve McDonald, General Counsel for the Rhode Island School of Design and well known FERPA expert gives parent's advice on how to protect their student's data …
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UK Council for Child Internet Safety Practical Guide for Service Providers
May 20, 2016
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety has released a guide meant to help service providers implement online safety measures into their web or mobile busines…
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Department of Education Data Sharing Toolkit for Communities
May 20, 2016
The U.S. Department of Education released the"Data Sharing Tool Kit for Communities: How to Leverage Community Relationships While Protecting Student Data Priv…
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FPF Perspectives
Privacy plays major role in new federal government guidance on transgender student rights
May 16, 2016Kobie Pruitt
Recently, the Department of Justice and the state of North Carolina have filed counter-suits regarding the state’s so called “bathroom bill.” The North Carolin…
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