Category: Privacy and Security

Get Certified: iKeepSafe's Exclusive Cyber Monday Offer

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Emily Ensign

**OFFER EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 15, 2018.** Take advantage of our Holiday deal! Sign up for an iKeepSafe FERPA assessment and certification and we will include our California certification at no additional cost. It’s nearly winter break for schools. During this…

iKeepSafe Launches Free Educator Training Course

Posted on September 19th, 2017 by Emily Ensign

September 19, 2017--Today, iKeepSafe launched a new Educator Training Course. Data Privacy in Education: An iKeepSafe Educator Training Course features engaging videos and content. It teaches school stakeholders about how student personal information is used and how to improve privacy…

Data Privacy in Education: An iKeepSafe Educator Training Course

Posted on August 29th, 2017 by Emily Ensign

All K-12 education stakeholders -- including teachers, employees, administrators, and school board members -- play a part in protecting student privacy in the digital world. In an effort to support these stakeholders, iKeepSafe is launching a new educator training course…

On Being COPPA Legal

Posted on August 15th, 2017 by Olga Garcia-Kaplan

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…

Data Service Providers Bear a Critical Responsibility in Safeguarding Student Privacy

Posted on August 8th, 2017 by Rachel Anderson

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…

What is Your Role in Safeguarding Student Privacy?

Posted on July 14th, 2017 by Rachel Anderson

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…

8 ways your technology product might trigger COPPA.

Posted on June 26th, 2017 by Felicia Rateliff

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

Posted on June 14th, 2017 by Felicia Rateliff

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…

Colorado Passes Student Data Transparency and Security Act

Posted on June 27th, 2016 by Emily Ensign

New Governance Requirements Created for Tech Vendors This June, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law a bill that will significantly change the way student data is governed in the state. HB 16-1423, also known as the Student Data Transparency…

San José Public Library's Virtual Privacy Lab

Posted on October 28th, 2015 by Emily Ensign

Privacy. Pause for a few seconds to think about what that word means. What emotions does it evoke? Are there specific images or moments in time that pop into your mind? Now think about online privacy. Does your definition change?…

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