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Innovation in higher education is increasingly fueled by data. From financial aid applications, to online classes, to student success initiatives, college students provide an extraordinary amount of data to schools, companies, and the government. This data provides unprecedented insights into student behavior, and colleges are using it to shape curricula, processes, and services to meet […]

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Amelia Vance, Policy Counsel and Director of the FPF Education Privacy Project, is one of the foremost experts in the nation on education privacy. She has a knack for making complex regulations and technical trends accessible to individuals who are not lawyers or computer scientists, but who care deeply about student privacy – school administrators, […]

FPF will be hosting a Student Privacy Bootcamp with the Student Data Privacy Consortium on January 28th at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando. The free interactive event will provide concrete guidance and practical data privacy suggestions that can be implemented as soon as participants return to their districts. Slots are limited, […]

This week, the Future of Privacy Forum joined 14 other organizations – groups representing education, business, and consumer advocates – to send a letter to the U.S. Department of Education and Federal Trade Commission urging them to provide additional guidance on the intersection of COPPA and FERPA.

A New Year’s Resolution For Your New Devices Still thinking about your New Year’s resolutions? If so, the Future of Privacy Forum has a practical suggestion: Get to know the privacy implications of your new electronics. Early in the New Year, take a few moments to set up privacy features so you can be comfortable […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2018 Contact: Amelia Vance, Director of Education Privacy & Policy Counsel, [email protected], ( 202)-688-4161. Nat Wood, [email protected], (410)-507-7898 FPF Releases Guide to Disclosing Information During School Emergencies In Blog, FPF Expert Notes School Safety Report “Offers Little Guidance” on Privacy WASHINGTON, DC – The Future of Privacy Forum released […]

Yesterday, the Federal Commission on School Safety released a report detailing its conclusions, after holding a series of meetings and hearings in the wake of school shootings. Nearly every aspect of the Commission’s report focuses on sharing data and, thus, has privacy implications for students, teachers, and the public.

The Future of Privacy Forum has released a new guide, Disclosing Student Information During School Emergencies: A Primer for Schools, which offers four best practices for information disclosure and answers five frequently asked questions about FERPA’s requirements for sharing information during health or safety emergencies. Read more about this guide in the Future of Privacy Forum’s […]

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