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Information technology policy is impacted by a wide range of perspectives from international, national, state, and campus levels. This resource page underscores the connections among these different levels and how international organizations, Congress, federal agencies, state governments, and the courts all play a role in shaping IT policy and law, as well as why this matters to higher education. Campus policies, whether developed to comply with legal mandates or to formalize institutional norms and processes, are under constant development and review as a result of changes precipitated by the introduction of new information technologies.

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Security Breaches and Identity Theft: May 17, 2007
As Congress strives to pass legislation that would provide a uniform federal law for security breach notifications, a number of related privacy and security policy proposals are under consideration…
Seminar 3P - A Blueprint for Handling Sensitive Data: Security, Privacy, and Other Considerations PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.: March 19, 2007 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2007
Information security risks at colleges and universities present challenging legal, policy, technical, and operational issues. According to a recent study by the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Researc…
A Blueprint for Handling Sensitive Data: Security, Privacy, and Other Considerations: January 1, 2007

Information security risks at colleges and universities present challenging legal, policy, technical, and operational issues. According to a recent study by the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research…
In Her Own Words: Secretary Spellings Says 'Time Is of the Essence' in Carrying Out Commission's Recommendations: January 1, 2006

The secretary of education, Margaret Spellings, recently talked to The Chronicle's Kelly Field and Jeffrey Selingo. She previewed a speech she made regarding her Commission on the Future of …
A Compromise on Unit Records: January 1, 2006

The author discusses the Spellings report suggestion of a national database on student data and the issue of privacy. The author discusses the Spelling…
The Privacy and Security Policy Vacuum in Higher Education: January 1, 2006

© 2006 Fred H. Cate EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 41, no. 5 (September/October 2006): 18–29 The Privacy and Security Policy Vacuum in Higher Education Fred H. Cate Fred H. Cate is Dis…
Server hack at Georgetown University probed: January 1, 2006

Data on as many as 41,000 people may have been compromised. Data on as many as 41,000 people may have been compromised. …
Bill Would Force Web Sites to Delete Personal Info: January 1, 2006

A bill introduced by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) would require operators of Web sites to delete information about the site's users unless the site had a "legitimate" need to preserve th…
HIPAA Privacy and Security for Academic Institutions: January 1, 2005

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the first comprehensive federal law protecting the privacy and security of health information. This program will provide both an…
U.S. Colleges Struggle to Combat Identity Theft: January 1, 2005

"Despite their image as leafy enclaves of higher learning shielded from the real world, universities across the United States are finding themselves on the front lines of the battle against id…

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