Michael Feldstein writes: Have you ever witnessed a Ferpa freakout? Maybe you’ve had one yourself, as you worried about whether trying a new digital tool in class might violate the federal law that protects student privacy. Georgia Tech had a Ferpa freakout a few years ago. The university, which had pioneered the use of public…
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UC Berkeley students file lawsuit against Google alleging illegal scanning of emails
Michelle Leung reports: In March 2014, Google fell under fire for scanning emails in Apps for Education, a collection of online tools and services that include Google Drive and Google Mail. Now, nearly two years later, four UC Berkeley students and alumni filed a lawsuit against Google Inc. on Wednesday, alleging that UC Berkeley emails were…
NY: Nyack mulls alcohol breath test at schools
Jane Lerner reports: Nyack is considering a policy that would make it the first district in the Lower Hudson Valley to require students to submit to an alcohol breath test if administrators suspect they have come to school drunk. The Nyack Board of Education has been discussing the proposal for months and weighing community support…
UCOP ordered spyware installed on UC data networks
UtotheRescue reports: The San Francisco Chronicle has coverage of an issue that has been circulating on faculty email networks at UC Berkeley for a few days. The piece, “Cal professors fear UC bosses will snoop on them,” is behind a paywall. The first sentence reads, “UC Berkeley faculty members are buzzing over news that University of California President Janet…