Identity Management and FERPA

Recent resources tagged with Identity Management and FERPA.

Comments of the American Council on Education on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

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Title:Comments of the American Council on Education on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (ID: epo0806)
Origin:Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office (05/08/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

On behalf of several higher education associations, the American Council on Education submitted comments on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

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Comments of the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

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Title:Comments of the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (ID: epo0805)
Origin:Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office (05/08/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Comments of the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; Proposed Rule, Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 57, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development

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FERPA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Addresses Changes in IT

Created by Rodney J. Petersen (EDUCAUSE) on March 31, 2008

The U.S. Department of Education has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with proposed regulations pertaining to the Family Education Rights and Privacy (FERPA). Among other things, "the proposed regulations respond to changes in information technology and address other issues identified through the Department's experience administering FERPA," according to the Notice. Additionally, the regulations are needed to implement amendments to FERPA contained in the USA Patriot Act and the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, to implement two U.S. Supreme Court decisions interpreting FERPA, and to make other necessary changes.

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Letter to University of Wisconsin-River Falls re: Student Account Identifiers

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Title:Letter to University of Wisconsin-River Falls re: Student Account Identifiers (ID: CSD3508)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004)
Type:Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports
Abstract:A letter outlining the FERPA rule on electronic IDs. The letter states that there is nothing wrong with schools releasing electronic IDs as long as (a) they're not derived from SSNs, and (b) they can't be used without additional authentication (such as a password) to acquire personal information about the student.
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