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A Conversation with Dean Folkers
Sep 16, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreThe Forum Guide to Education Data Privacy explores how state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) can support best practices at the school level to pro…
- Advocate Perspectives
A Conversation with Girard Kelly
Jun 12, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreCommon Sense Media’s new resource, the “Privacy Risks and Harms” report, identifies privacy risks to children and students as they engage online, and helps par…
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School Safety & Privacy: An Animated Introduction
Jun 3, 2019Monica Bulger, Sara Collins, David Sallay, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreHow can schools make privacy part of their safety plans? The Future of Privacy Forum’s new animated video explores some technologies that schools use or are co…
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Teaching Impacts of Technology: Data Collection, Use, and Privacy
Apr 19, 2019Learn MoreIn this course you’ll focus on how constant data collection and big data analysis have impacted us, exploring the interplay between using your data and protect…
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Principles for School Safety, Privacy, and Equity
Mar 26, 2019Learn MoreForty education, privacy, disability rights, and civil rights organizations released these ten principles for school safety to protect all students’ privacy, d…
- 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
Proposed Florida School Safety Policies Undermine Student Privacy
Mar 26, 2019Sara CollinsLearn MoreIn the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last year, state lawmakers and other education stakeholders introduced…
- Advocate Perspectives
To Advance Learning, Addressing Privacy Fears Is Essential
Jan 22, 2019Alan SimpsonLearn MoreToo often, debates about students’ privacy are conducted within an isolated context of digital privacy law, instead of where they really belong––within discuss…
Disclosing Student Information During School Emergencies: A Primer for Schools
Dec 28, 2018Chanda Marlowe, Sara Collins, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreSchools are responsible for keeping students safe, but they also need to balance safety measures with privacy protections. When emergencies happen, schools may…
- FPF Perspectives
School Safety Report Neglects Privacy Concerns
Dec 20, 2018Amelia VanceLearn MoreBy Sara Collins, Tyler Park, and Amelia VanceYesterday, the Federal Commission on School Safety released a report detailing its conclusions, after holding a se…
- FPF Perspectives
Voice Assistants in the Classroom: Useful Tool or Privacy Problem?
Nov 18, 2018Susan BeardenLearn MoreVoice assistants such as Amazon Echo and Google Home are used by consumers to help automate common tasks such as home heating and lighting, listening to music,…
- LEA Perspectives
Sniffers and Snoopers and Hackers, Oh My! Protecting Yourself from the Risks of Public Wi-Fi
Sep 20, 2018Susan BeardenLearn MorePublic Wi-Fi hotspots can put your personal data at risk, and in this post we’ll discuss some of these risks and how to protect yourself against them.