Cameron Evans writes: New technologies offer great potential in the education setting, providing students and teachers with more opportunities for connection, more interactive ways of learning and anytime-anywhere access to education resources and tools. As a new generation of technologies rapidly makes its way into schools, administrators also need to ensure student data is secure…
Category: Youth & Schools
University of Iowa gives private student data to Johnson sheriff
Mind-boggling. While many schools improperly use FERPA to withhold information, at least one university is just handing information without ensuring that it has signed waivers or consent to do so. Clark Kauffman reports: The University of Iowa has been quietly sharing federally protected student information with Johnson County law enforcement officials who handle gun permit…
Arizona legislator proposes state-level penalties for violating FERPA
An Arizona lawmaker wants to impose state-level penalties to schools that release student information that’s illegal under a federal student privacy law. Republican State Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, has proposed monthly state funding cuts by as much as 10 percent for any school that the state deems in violation of the federal Family Educational Records and…
Facebook defends Graph Search’s privacy controls for teens
Zach Miners reports: Facebook is working hard to assure users that Graph Search, its new search engine designed to uncover all sorts of information buried within the site, does not compromise the privacy rights of minors. “As with all of our products, we designed Graph Search to take into account the unique needs of teens…