On Being COPPA Legal
This year has been an interesting one as we celebrated a milestone in our family, my oldest child became COPPA legal. COPPA – the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act was enacted in 1998 and its main purpose is to issue…
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Data Service Providers Bear a Critical Responsibility in Safeguarding Student Privacy
Schools and school districts have always relied on service providers to help them make the best use of their data. And parents want data! In recent polling of parents across the country conducted by the Data Quality Campaign and the…
NICE K-12 Cybersecurity Education Conference registration now live
Join us at the NICE K-12 Cybersecurity Education Conference The NICE K-12 Cybersecurity Education Conference, will take place this year in Nashville, Tennessee on December 4-5. The conference is part of an annual series, and is co-hosted by iKeepSafe. About…
Sending Your Tween Out into the Digital World
Summer is finally here, but there’s a not-so-fun part of summer vacation that can have lasting, serious consequences if your child isn’t prepared to avoid the threat. Whether it’s more time staying up late at night, more screen time…
What is Your Role in Safeguarding Student Privacy?
From helping to personalize learning to targeting resources to making sure our schools are preparing students for college and career, education data (i.e., any information that helps people make good decisions for students) is an incredibly powerful tool to support…
Be Internet Awesome -- Google's New Program Teaching Kids to be Safe Online
Last month, iKeepSafe partnered with Google, Family Online Safety Institute, and ConnectSafely to launch a new multifaceted program designed to teach kids how to be safe and confident explorers of the online world. With school out and summer break giving kids…
8 ways your technology product might trigger COPPA.
If your website, app, game or online service attracts kids under the age of 13, your technology product could trigger COPPA. According to the FTC, “The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule seeks to put parents in control of what information…
3 Top Benefits to Data Privacy Certification
When it comes to protecting the privacy of student data, US Federal and state laws require stringent due diligence from both technology vendors and schools. In many states, educators can neither use nor form valid contracts with vendors whose products…
Happy Numbers Earns iKeepSafe COPPA Safe Harbor, FERPA, and California Student Data Privacy Certifications
April 18, 2017—iKeepSafe is pleased to announce that Happy Numbers has earned the iKeepSafe COPPA Safe Harbor, FERPA, and California Student Data Privacy Certifications. These certifications signifies that the program has been proactively and independently assessed by iKeepSafe, an experienced…
Q by Aequitas Solutions Earns iKeepSafe California & FERPA Privacy Badges
Novembers 21, 2016 — Aequitas Solutions, Inc. and its Student Information System Q have been awarded the iKeepSafe FERPA and California Privacy badges in recognition of their alignment with iKeepSafe’s best practice guidelines for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy…