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New Study on “the Marketplace for Student Data”
Jun 7, 2018Sara Collins, Stacey Gray, Tyler Park, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreFordham University’s Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP) just released the study, “Transparency and the Marketplace for Student Data,” which examines t…
- FPF Perspectives
Ensuring School Safety While Also Protecting Privacy
Jun 7, 2018Sara Collins, Tyler Park, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreAmelia Vance, FPF’s Director of Education Privacy, spoke at the Federal Commission on Student Safety’s Listening Session. She asked that any Commission recomme…
- FPF Perspectives
Dept of Ed: Parents, Not Minor Students, Must Consent to College Admissions Pre-Test Surveys and Data Sharing
May 25, 2018Sara Collins, Tyler Park, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreNewly-released technical assistance from the US Department of Education’s (USED) Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) explores student data use practices…
- FPF Perspectives
FPF Testifies Before Congress on Promoting and Protecting Student Privacy
May 18, 2018Erika RossLearn MoreOn May 17th, Future of Privacy Forum’s (FPF) Amelia Vance, Director of the Education Privacy Project, testified before the House Committee on Education and the…
- EdTech Perspectives
State Action to Streamline Compliance: The Connecticut Story
Jan 16, 2018Doug CaseyLearn MoreThe letter and intent of privacy laws define compliance standards for school districts and other stakeholders, but who supports the translation of statute into…
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The Top 10: Student Privacy News (September 2017)
Oct 6, 2017Amelia VanceLearn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers. Approximately every mon…
- What We're Reading
Law Enforcement Access to Student Records: What Is the Law?
Sep 25, 2017Mia Little and Amelia VanceLearn MoreIn the current political climate, schools have expressed a great deal of concern about government agencies - including law enforcement - requesting student dat…
- Legal Perspectives
Free “One-To-One” Devices For Students Shouldn’t Imperil Their Privacy
Sep 19, 2017Chad MarlowLearn MoreSound one-to-one device program policies recognize that, while such programs are certainly worth pursuing, rolling them out without adopting strong privacy law…
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The Top 10: Student Privacy News (July – August 2017)
Sep 6, 2017Amelia VanceLearn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers. Approximately every mon…
- Educator Perspectives
The Invisible Fence and Data Privacy
Aug 30, 2017Kim KalendaLearn MoreHundreds of teachers have shared stories about finding great ed tech tools and implementing them in their classrooms--only to be made aware of potential studen…
- Advocate Perspectives
Privacy by Decisions: Security Starts with You
Aug 16, 2017Alan SimpsonLearn MoreOnce you start exploring the challenges of protecting personal information online, you quickly see that digital privacy involves a variety of players, includin…
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The Top 10: Student Privacy News (June – July 2017)
Jul 21, 2017Amelia VanceLearn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers. Approximately every mon…