The Failure of FERPA – Inside Higher Ed
A billboard truck trolled public streets around Harvard University, broadcasting the names and faces of students who signed an open… read more
PI’s submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education’s report on academic freedom – Privacy International
At PI we have been observing with concern the rapid expansion of technologies in educational settings, which has included a… read more
An Investigation of US Universities’ Implementation of FERPA Student Directory Policies and Student Privacy Preferences (Radway et al., 2024)
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is intended to protect student privacy, but has not adapted well to… read more
Librarians Are Waging a Quiet War Against International “Data Cartels” – The Markup
Companies that got their start as academic publishers have spent the last several decades transforming themselves into hugely profitable data… read more
Concerns raised over universities signing over students’ private FERPA data to voter data companies – The College Fix
A relatively new report outlines how universities nationwide have signed over students’ private FERPA data to a third-party vendor that… read more
Schools Are Normalizing Intrusive Surveillance – Reason
If young Americans ultimately reject liberty, it may result from trapping them in miniature surveillance states that defy every premise… read more
How to Buy Ed Tech That Isn’t Evil – The Markup
The result is that schools are using many products that may harm children. This week, the United Nations Educational, Scientific… read more
AI Detection Tools Falsely Accuse International Students of Cheating – The Markup
Over the course of the spring semester, Hahn noticed a pattern of these false positives. Turnitin’s tool was much more… read more
State of Surveillance – Vice series
This series is made possible with the support of a grant from Columbia University’s Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism… read more
Teachers in Denmark are using apps to audit their students’ moods – MIT Technology Review
But some experts are heavily skeptical of the approach. They say there is little evidence that quantification of this sort… read more