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Tattoos, Tickets, and Other Tawdry Behavior: How Universities Use Federal Law to Hide Their Scandals,
May 12, 2017Mary Margaret PenroseLearn MoreThis article hopes to argue for a change in the dynamic that means schools' inverted resort to FERPA is not truly to advance "student privacy," but rather a co…
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Hiding Behind Ivory Towers: Penalizing Schools That Improperly Invoke Student Privacy To Suppress Open Records Requests
May 12, 2017Rob SilverblattLearn MoreThis article suggests the status quo gives institutions strong incentives to unlawfully deny open records requests through reliance on FERPA. Indeed, it makes …
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Failed Justifications: Why Privacy and Federalism Do Not Support the Ban on a Federal Unit-Record System
May 12, 2017Nathaniel CusterLearn MoreThis article suggests that the ban on a federal unit-record system cannot be supported by appeals to either privacy or federalism. Because these arguments were…
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Data Privacy Issues: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
May 12, 2017John L. Nicholson, Arthur McCombs, Vadim SchickLearn MoreThis paper offers a broad overview of the data privacy protection regime, as it applies to institutions of higher education. Part I provides an overview of the…
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College And University Data Breaches: Regulating Higher Education Cybersecurity Under State And Federal Law
May 11, 2017Katie BeaudinLearn MoreThis article discusses the types of breaches commonly faced by higher education institutions and what steps these institutions can take to limit liability and …
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Educational Privacy in the Online Classroom: FERPA, MOOCs, and the Big Data Conundrum
May 11, 2017Elise YoungLearn MoreFERPA is so dated that when confronted with a technology that can collect and use big data, like MOOCs, the statute practically breaks down. This article exami…
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When Students Become Patients, Privacy Suffers
May 11, 2017Charles OrnsteinLearn MoreThis article explains that university students have less privacy for their campus health records than they would have if they sought care off campus, and offer…
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Taking HIPAA to School: Why the Privacy Rule Has Eviscerated FERPA’s Privacy Protections
May 11, 2017Gregory RiggsLearn MoreThis article outlines school social workers’ recordkeeping requirements, focusing on access and disclosure procedures designed to maintain an appropriate level…
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Student Privacy 101: Health Privacy in Schools – What Law Applies?
May 11, 2017Robert Gellman and Pam DixonLearn MoreWhether your records are covered under HIPAA or FERPA — or in some cases are not covered under any law — can be a challenging question to answer in some instan…
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Please Don’t Tell My Mom! A Minor’s Right to Informational Privacy
May 11, 2017Caitlin CullitanLearn MoreThis Article argues for a new and improved approach to adolescents informational privacy rightsconcerning matters of sexuality, such as minors’ exploration of …
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Dismantling a Dual-Headed System of Governance: How a Regulatory Overlap Undercuts the Security of Student Health Information in Public Schools
May 11, 2017Bryan ThurmondLearn MoreThis article argues that regulating student health information through two separate federal statutes further monitored by two separate administrative agencies …
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Students, Data, and Blurred Lines: A Closer Look at Google’s Aim to Organize U.S. Youth and Student Information
May 11, 2017Tracy MitranoLearn MoreTo the extent that certain Internet business models such as targeted advertising may conflict with our expectations for the privacy and security of student dat…
