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Youth Privacy and Data Protection 101
Apr 1, 2021Jasmine Park and Amelia VanceLearn MoreIt is estimated that one-third of global internet users are under the age of 18. As digital technologies increasingly mediate nearly all facets of their lives,…
- Educator Perspectives
Teachers’ Data Privacy While Teaching Online
May 6, 2020Emilia RastrickLearn MoreThe education landscape for most teachers has changed dramatically in the last few weeks as school buildings across the country have closed due to the COVID-19…
- Advocate Perspectives
Cyberattacks Leverage Fear of Coronavirus: How Educators Can Prepare and Respond
Mar 6, 2020Amy McLaughlinLearn MoreAs news of COVID-19 inundates the internet and the airwaves, cybercriminals are taking note and leveraging the outbreak as a new opportunity to launch phishing…
- Educator Perspectives
The Educator’s Role: Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security in the Classroom
Nov 19, 2019Ming ScheidLearn MoreOur education system needs data to improve outcomes for students. Educators use data to inform instruction, empower parents and communities, and help policymak…
- Student Perspectives
Parent Supervision or Surveillance?
Oct 8, 2019Alexis ShoreLearn MoreWhen I was 16 years old, I told my mom that I was going on my first date ever with a boy to a nearby ice cream parlor. He picked me up at my house, and we drov…
- Legal Perspectives
A Conversation with Sonja Trainor
Aug 6, 2019Ahuva GoldstandLearn MoreThe National School Board Association (NSBA), a federation of state school board associations representing more than 90,000 school board officials across the U…
- FPF Perspectives
FPF Releases The Policymaker’s Guide to Student Privacy
Apr 4, 2019Tyler ParkLearn MoreToday, FPF released The Policymaker’s Guide to Student Data Privacy, a crucial resource for federal, state and local policymakers interested in developing thou…
- LEA Perspectives
Easy Tips for Keeping Student Data Safe When Taking Your Work Home
Jan 9, 2019Susan M. BeardenLearn MoreCloud services make it easy: save your document to the cloud and access it from work the next day, without the hassle of emailing yourself files or carrying ar…
- 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.
- 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.
- EdTech Perspectives
3 Easy Ways for Educators to Keep Online Accounts Secure
Sep 20, 2018Susan BeardenLearn MoreIn June of 2017, NIST issued new password guidelines. Learn how you can use the new guidelines to keep your online accounts secure.
- FPF Perspectives
FBI Highlights Security Risks for Student Data: What Parents, Schools, and Policymakers Need to Know
Sep 13, 2018Sara Collins, Tyler Park, and Amelia VanceLearn MoreNow that the FBI has focused attention on cyber threat concerns related to K-12 students, policymakers must step up and fund impactful security programs.
