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- FPF Perspectives
40 Organizations Release Privacy Principles for Student Safety
Mar 26, 2019Sara Collins and Amelia VanceLearn MoreToday, forty education, privacy, disability rights, and civil rights organizations released ten principles for school safety to protect all students’ privacy, …
- FPF Perspectives
3 Easy Steps for Educators to Make a Secure Passphrase
Sep 20, 2018Susan BeardenLearn MoreLearn how to create a good passphrase, and, more importantly, how to create different passphrases across different websites/apps that you can actually remember.
- FPF Perspectives
Padres: levanten la mano y pregunten a las escuelas cómo protegen los datos de los estudiantes
Sep 10, 2018Sara Collins, Tyler Park, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreAs you send your child off to start a new school year, you may have questions about how your child's teachers are using new technologies, such as tablets, comp…
- FPF Perspectives
Parents: Raise Your Hand and Ask Schools How They Protect Student Data
Sep 10, 2018Sara Collins, Tyler Park, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreAs you send your child off to start a new school year, you may have questions about how your child's teachers are using new technologies, such as tablets, comp…
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The Top 10: Student Privacy News (Feb – July 2018)
Jul 12, 2018Sara Collins, Tyler Park, Erika Ross, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreThe Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers. Approximately every mon…
- 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…
- Advocate Perspectives
Summer in Cyberspace: Protecting Your Kids’ Digital Privacy at Camp
Jul 12, 2017Leah A. PlunkettLearn MoreSending your children to summer camp? Check out these tips on how to protect their digital privacy!
- FPF Perspectives
Parents Support School Tech and Data, But Want Privacy Assurances: FPF 2016 Parent Survey
Dec 8, 2016Brenda Leong and Amelia VanceLearn MoreIn 2015, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) set out to gain a better understanding of what public school parents actually know and want concerning the use of te…
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Seven Basic Security Checks for Evaluating Educational Platforms
Nov 7, 2016Brenda LeongLearn MoreFPF has produced a checklist to assist parents and schools in considering the “basics” of security standards on new ed tech products and services they may be c…
- FPF Perspectives
Supporting Parental Choice for Student Data
Sep 21, 2016Brenda LeongLearn MoreToday, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) released Supporting Parental Choice for Student Data. The paper discusses the importance of trusting parents to make t…
- FPF Perspectives
Teachers, Privacy Protections and the Law
May 26, 2016Learn More2 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…
- Advocate Perspectives
FERPA Expert Steve McDonald Advises Parents on How to Protect Their Student’s Data
May 20, 2016Learn MoreSteve 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 …
