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College Board Sued over Student Data Collection

December 13, 2019 By J.R. Wilson

A parent filed a federal class action suit against the College Board for deceptively collecting and selling students’ confidential personal information.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS

Call to Action: Weigh In On Changes to COPPA

November 6, 2019 By Cheri Kiesecker

Cheri Kiesecker: The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (or COPPA) is about to be weakened by the FTC and they want public comments.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS

New Hampshire Bill Threatens Children’s Personal Privacy Rights

March 20, 2019 By Ann Marie Banfield

Ann Marie Banfield: The protections New Hampshire put in place to protect children’s privacy are at risk of being removed for testing vendors’ convenience.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: 2019 Bills, New Hampshire, student data privacy, Student Privacy

What Is The Cost of a Home Visit?

February 19, 2019 By Cheri Kiesecker

Cheri Kiesecker: Before you put out the welcome mat and assume ‘Home Visits are great; it is helping kids’… Please consider this: What is the trade off?

Filed Under: Parental Rights, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: data privacy, home visits, parental rights

President Trump Has One Day to Veto FEPA Before It Becomes Law

January 11, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

If President Donald Trump does not veto The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (FEPA) (H.R. 4174) (S 2046) by January 12 it becomes law.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Donald Trump, Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, H.R. 4174, S. 2046

Watch: Tucker Carlson, Michelle Malkin Discuss Big Tech in Schools

January 10, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

Tucker Carlson and Michelle Malkin discuss big tech’s infiltration into schools, the data mining that occurs, and what isn’t being done about it.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: education tech, Fox News, Google, Michelle Malkin, Tucker Carlson

*Shocker* Education is the Worst Industry at Cybersecurity

December 19, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

SecurityScorecard, a New York City-based IT security company, said that the education industry is the worst at cybersecurity compared to 17 major industries.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: cybersecurity, student data privacy

A Call for the NH Attorney General to Investigate Student Data Mining

November 30, 2018 By Ann Marie Banfield

The Attorney General should call a halt to educational data mining activities, and force compliance with all privacy laws for the protection of our children in New Hampshire.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Chris Sununu, data mining, Gordon MacDonald, New Hampshire, student data privacy

Ending Distractions Is Not Worth Letting Schools Play Big Brother

November 28, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

NetRef allows teachers to restrict what students access online, but also allows local schools to monitor the “real time internet activity” of students.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: education tech, NetRef

Intel and Its Data Privacy Sham

November 16, 2018 By JaKell Sullivan

JaKell Sullivan: Intel helped draft a federal privacy bil, but there is ample evidence that what Intel wants is data interoperability, not data privacy.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Big Tech, Cisco, education tech, International Society for Technology in Education, Microsoft, UNESCO

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