Data Privacy

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Data Privacy

EDUCAUSE Groups Briefed on ECPA Reform and Its Implications for Higher Education

February 11, 2013

As part of Data Privacy Month on January 29, 2013, Greg Nojeim , Senior Counsel at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the Director of its Project on Freedom, Security &…

Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2012

August 18, 2012

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2012 (H.R. 6339), sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), aims to bring legislation originally…

The State of Federal Privacy and Data Security Law: Lagging Behind the Times?

August 6, 2012

On July 31, 2012, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing entitled, “The State of Federal Privacy and Data Security Law: Lagging Behind the Times?” …

SLDS Privacy/Security Resources - Privacy Technical Assistance Center

May 17, 2012

As states expand efforts to link K-12, postsecondary, and workforce data via state longitudinal data systems (SLDSs), it is important to understand the privacy and security challenges surrounding…

FERPA Resources and Compliance--Family Policy Compliance Office

May 17, 2012

The U.S. Department of Education's Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) oversees instituitonal compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). In addition to fi…

Sen. Bill Would Make State Data Systems, Not IPEDs, Focus of Student Data Reporting

February 24, 2012

Earlier this month, U. S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the “Student Right to Know Before You Go” Act (Senate Bill 2098) , which proposes to give students, their families, and th…

Report on Privacy and Security of State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDSs)

May 23, 2011

As EDUCAUSE reported in April , the U.S. Department of Education (ED) posted a notice of proposed rule-making (NPRM) that would revise regulations under the Family Educational Rights and Priva…