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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…
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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…
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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…
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Dept of Ed: Schools Cannot Require Parents or Students to Waive Their FERPA Rights Through Ed Tech Company’s Terms of Service
Jan 20, 2018Lindsey Barrett and Amelia VanceLearn MoreA just-released letter regarding the Agora Cyber Charter School might signal that a FERPA compliance crack-down – frequently mentioned as their next step after…
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Bipartisan Report: Feds Should Connect Student Data While Protecting Privacy
Sep 7, 2017Amelia VanceLearn MoreToday, the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking released their final report.
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Welcome To The New Student Privacy Compass!
Jun 5, 2017Amelia VanceLearn MoreToday, the Future of Privacy Forum relaunched Student Privacy Compass, the leading resource for information about education privacy issues. Named after the cor…
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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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Kids & The Connected Home: Privacy in the Age of Connected Dolls, Talking Dinosaurs, and Battling Robots
Dec 1, 2016Stacey GrayLearn MoreToday, at the 2016 Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) Annual Conference, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and FOSI released a white paper, Kids & The …
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FPF Guide to Student Data Protections Under SOPIPA: For K-12 School Administrators and Ed Tech Vendors
Nov 7, 2016Brenda LeongLearn MoreWe are pleased to announce that we are publishing the FPF Guide to Student Data Protections Under SOPIPA: For K-12 School Administrators and Ed Tech Vendors.Co…
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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…
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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…
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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…
