Tina Nazerian writes: Want to throw away old student records? Make sure you don’t just put them in trash cans—shred them first. If you don’t, your institution might get accused of violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, which protects student education records in both K-12 and higher education. LeRoy Rooker is…
Category: Youth & Schools
Speak up, parents, speak up!
The Future of Privacy Forum has released “Parents: Raise Your Hand and Ask Schools How They Protect Student Data.” This back-to-school resource describes 7 important questions that parents should ask their schools. The free PDF is available at: https://ferpasherpa.org/parentqa2018/. And after you read that, take a look at what I wrote in January 2013 on the…
Education Technologies: Data Collection and Unsecured Systems Could Pose Risks to Students
A Public Service Announcement from the FBI. Sep 13, 2018 Alert Number I-091318-PSA The FBI is encouraging public awareness of cyber threat concerns related to K-12 students. The US school systems’ rapid growth of education technologies (EdTech) and widespread collection of student data could have privacy and safety implications if compromised or exploited. EdTech can…
How Game Apps That Captivate Kids Have Been Collecting Their Data
A lawsuit by New Mexico’s attorney general accuses a popular app maker, as well as online ad businesses run by Google and Twitter, of violating children’s privacy law. Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Natasha Singer, Aaron Krolik and Michael H. Keller report: Before Kim Slingerland downloaded the Fun Kid Racing app for her then-5-year-old son, Shane, she checked…