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The USA-PATRIOT Act and Future Congressional Legislation's Impact on Higher Education -
Panel Discussion
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January 1, 2002
Six months have passed since President Bush signed the USA-PATRIOT Act into law, expanding law-enforcement powers in ways likely to affect university networks and the ability of students, faculty, …
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Ten Things IT Staff Should Know About Educational Records Privacy Regulations
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January 1, 2002
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that gives students rights concerning their educational records and governs the release of information from those records by e…
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New Responsibilities in the Post-September 11 World
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January 1, 2002
The author discusses how new federal laws passed since September 11th effect the higher education IT community. The author discusses how new fede…
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Anti-Terrorism Legislation and Campus Computing
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January 1, 2001
As this text is being written, the U.S. Congress is debating anti-terrorism legislation that will authorize increased government surveillance of computer and network activity. What will be the impa…
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Making Soup Without Liquid: Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues Affecting Technology Decisions in Higher Education
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January 1, 2001
John Oliver, a San Diego-based systems administrator, recently remarked that "any technical endeavor that ignores social aspects is doomed to failure. It's like making soup without liquid…
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HIPAA and Higher Education
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January 1, 2001
The author discusses new proposals to the 1996 HIPAA act. The author discusses new proposals to the 1996 HIPAA act. …
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HIPAA and FERPA (or Is Your HIPAA Eating Your FERPA?)
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January 1, 2001
This presentation discusses the history of HIPAA and FERPA and the legal differences between them. This presentation discusses the history of HIPAA and…
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Privacy and the Handling of Student Information in the Electronic Networked Environments of Colleges and Universities
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January 1, 1997
The paper identifies the privacy challenges and opportunities of technology advances, presents a set of primary principles that underlie fair information practices, and recommends a process whereby…
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The Use of Electronic Data Interchange under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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January 1, 1996
Among the many technologies that continue to transform our colleges and universities, one of the latest is electronic data interchange, or EDI. When used in the student records area, EDI allows ele…
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21st Century Technology and Business Practices to be Subject of FTC Privacy Roundtables
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September 29, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced plans to hold three roundtables that will focus on consumer privacy issues. According to the announcement, the purpose of the series of round…
