Andrew Hudson reports: Often the subject of privacy concerns, biometrics is enjoying growing acceptance in higher ed, in part, because students are increasingly inundated and accustomed with the technology as a standard feature on mobile devices. This trend has been reflected at Georgia Southern since last year when iris biometrics were implemented at campus dining halls as part of…
Category: Youth & Schools
When Students Become Patients, Privacy Suffers
Charles Ornstein reports: During her senior year at Yale University, Andrea faced spiraling depression and anxiety. She sought treatment at the campus health center, where she received medication and therapy. By the final week of classes, though, her struggles had grown more intense. Andrea was drinking heavily and contemplating suicide. She was hospitalized against her…
Safe Harbor Ripples Affect EU Student Data at US Schools
Ann Bevitt and Matthew Johnson of Cooley LLP write: Last week Europe’s highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared invalid a “Safe Harbor” framework whereby personal data could be easily transferred between many European countries and the US. […] Many US schools and universities have relied on the Safe Harbor…
Missouri to Stop Collecting Student Social Security Numbers
AP reports: Missouri students’ Social Security numbers will be removed from a statewide database, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said in response to an audit released Wednesday that was aimed at increasing data security. The report by Auditor Nicole Galloway said compiling Social Security numbers put students’ personal information at risk in…