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January is Data Privacy Month
You know the importance of protecting personal identities and the effects social media can have on privacy, but does everyone on your campus? In 2012, during the month of January, EDUCAUSE expanded on Data Privacy Day to provide an entire month’s worth of activities and resources to help raise data privacy awareness. Visit the EDUCAUSE Data Privacy Month page for examples of campus activities, as well as archived recordings of several privacy-related webinars.
Privacy in a Networked Environment
With the explosive growth of electronic networks and wide accessibility of online information, EDUCAUSE members -- along with many other higher education constituencies -- are dealing with a formidable set of privacy issues. A key set of issues revolves around the handling of student information, which under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 enjoys special protection.
Other Sources of Information about Online Privacy
- Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit civil liberties organization working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to public resources and information in new media.
- Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a public interest research center in Washington, D.C., established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy.
- Privacy Forum, a moderated digest for the discussion and analysis of issues relating to the general topic of privacy (both personal and collective) in the "information age" of the 1990's and beyond.
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), a public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others interested in the impact of computer technology on society.
Updated February 2012
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Federal Privacy Law
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A New Government-Only Cloud
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August 18, 2011
Amazon appears set to launch a government-only cloud service for federal agencies that will allow them to meet specific security requirements for the handling of federal data, such as having onl…
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Data Privacy Legislation: A Policy Brief
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August 12, 2011
With the ubiquity of mobile devices and the increases in data breaches, Congress has responded with bi-partisan support for comprehensive privacy legislation. As of August 2011, 18 bills have b…
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Data Privacy Legislation: A Policy Brief
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August 12, 2011
With the ubiquity of mobile devices and the increases in data breaches, Congress has responded with bi-partisan support for comprehensive privacy legislation. As of August 2011, 18 bills have …
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E-Mail: In or Out?
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October 30, 2008
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference
E-mail is a critical yet expensive service to maintain. Students view it as a commodity and often criticize the functionality provided by in-house solutions. Hosted e-mail vendors offer free servic…
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Creating a Compliance Program for Identity Theft Rules
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October 22, 2008
New federal regulations to address identity theft go into effect November 1, 2008, and are likely to affect colleges and universities in nuanced ways. Compliance will require careful study and co…
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Common Ed. Data Standards v2 Comments Due Aug. 15
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July 18, 2011
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) posted for comment the initial draft of Version 2 of the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) . As previously discussed , CEDS is a co…
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Personal Data Privacy and Security Act
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July 15, 2011
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (S.1151) that would establish a national standard for the notific…
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The FTC's “Red Flag Regulations” To Combat Identity Theft Go Into Effect On November 1, 2008
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July 14, 2008
This is a legal alert concerning the Red Flag Regulations that go into effect on November 1, 2008 This is a legal alert concerning the Red Flag R…
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‘Red Flag’ Regulations Require Financial Institutions and Creditors to Have Identity Theft Prevention Programs
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July 8, 2008
An FTC announcement that financial institutions and creditors are now required to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs under the new "Red Flags Rules." …
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FTC Identity Theft
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September 30, 2008
This website is a one-stop national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft. On th…
