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[…] participants judged uses of their Facebook information for personal and direct marketing purposes to be less privacy-invasive, compared to uses for professional purposes related to hiring or promotion. 19 Another interview-based study at a midwestern university found that, when asked what they chose to post on Facebook, participants emphasized protecting their future employment prospects: […]

Authored by FPF Communications Intern Celeste Valentino FPF experts participated in the 2026 IAPP Global Summit and hosted FPF privacy executive convenings in Washington, D.C. from March 31 to April 2. As a major gathering for privacy professionals, the event featured a heavy schedule of workshops and panels focused on the intersection of U.S. and […]

[…] edtech literature previously focused on a university’s potential to create big data (in the technical sense) and to capitalize on Big Data (in the sociopolitical sense). 1 Today, HEIs increasingly have the skill sets and infrastructures to create large, minable data sets, 2 and administrations increasingly want to restructure colleges and universities as data-focused, […]

[…] federal policy, credentialing systems, and the wide array of digital instructional technologies have made student data warehouses essential infrastructural technologies, a core question remains regarding how to promote students’ autonomy and privacy: how should the SDW be configured? Problems of Delivery and Open Doors: A Framework for Decision-Making As a starting point, the following […]

[…] data that may include, for example, teacher evaluation and professional development, parental involvement, and resource allocation (p. 49). This definition is particularly relevant to data ethics. It promotes the use of facts, evidence, and multiple data sources to inform decision making about various aspects of the educational process. Summary of InTASC Standards Review. The […]

[…] contract with our district or the educator has gotten your written consent for an approved tool that lacks a contract, which is often the case for many free tools. ] [ If applicable: We encourage you to review our district’s student privacy policy online at [insert url ] to understand how we work to […]

[…] makers on new data-driven approaches SUPPORTING TACTICS: Demonstrate the need for evaluating and assessing current edtech; encouraging wider adoption of effective edtech with educators, parents, and students; promote T he best communications approach is one that is: ›Clear: Speak honestly, directly, consistently, and transparently about student data collection, use, sharing, and maintenance. ›Confident: Demonstrate […]

[…] chain cybersecurity attacks have become one of the most significant risks to national and organizational security. The 2020 SolarWinds breach demonstrated how integrated environments built on shared code, automated updates, and implicit trust in upstream vendors can allow a single vendor breach to cascade across agencies and enterprises. That incident granted foreign adversaries unauthorized […]

[…] of personal data by “covered nations” (i.e., North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran); and negotiate international agreements with foreign governments, forums, or political and economic unions to promote cross-border data flows. The latter provision would seemingly cover agreements such as the existing EU/UK/Switzerland – U.S. Data Privacy Framework, opening the possibility for such agreements […]