President Truman had a sign on his desk that said, “The buck stops here.” We could use more of that accountability when it comes to data breaches in the education sector. Back in 2006, when I first began blogging about data breaches on PogoWasRight.org, I covered a series of breaches at Ohio University. One of the things that…
Category: Youth & Schools
EPIC Testifies on Student Privacy before California State Assembly
From the good folks at EPIC: EPIC’s Student Privacy Project Director Khaliah Barnes testified before the California State Assembly Education Committee and Select Committee on Privacy, on “Ensuring Student Privacy in the Digital Age.” EPIC’s testimony: (1) explained how the U.S. Education Department’s regulations encourage mass collection of student data; (2) described the privacy risks that students today face;…
International Biometrics & Identification Association statement on Florida’s law barring student biometric data
Not everyone is happy that Florida passed a law banning collection of biometric data from k-12 students. The International Biometrics & Identification Association has issued a statement in regards to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s recent signing of Bill 188 into law. Bill 188 prohibits the collection of student biometric information in K-12 schools in Florida. “This legislation…
Senators Intend to Amend Federal Student Privacy Law
Natasha Singer reports: In an effort to beef up protections for the personal details about students that schools may share with app developers and other companies, two prominent senators said on Wednesday that they intend to modernize a decades-old federal education privacy law. Read more on NY Times. Text of the discussion draft can be…