Privacy and Disclosure: Competing Values in Higher Education - Sponsored by...
Colleges and universities face the unique new challenge of fostering academic freedom and open learning for faculty, students, and staff while also deploying IT resources to protect campus networks,...
View ArticleDeveloping A Comprehensive Privacy Program: A Step-By-Step Guide
Daniel Solove wrote Developing A Comprehensive Privacy Program: A Step-By-Step Guide in 2013 for The National Assoication of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). This guide seeks to help schools...
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Data Privacy Month 2015
Did you know that Data Privacy Month (January 28-February 28, 2015) is just two months away? Now is the perfect time for colleges and universities to start planning activities and events.Here are...
View ArticleHEISC Update: 2014 Accomplishments and 2015 Priorities
As 2014 comes to a close, we would like to highlight some of the HEISC (Higher Education Information Security Council) accomplishments this year.read more
View ArticleThe Power of Privacy and the Passion to Build Something Better
Privacy is a systems management and compliance issue, a unique and dynamic student and faculty requirement, and a topic of expanding innovative possibilities as an ever-present element in higher...
View ArticleHigher Education Information Security Council Charter
The HEISC mission is to support higher education institutions as they improve information security governance, compliance, data protection, and privacy programs. HEISC accomplishes this work through...
View Article5 Observations from Michelle Dennedy
The January 20, 2015 EDUCAUSE Live! webinar “The Power of Privacy and the Passion to Build Something Better” presented by Michelle Finneran Dennedy, Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer, McAfee,...
View ArticleCelebrate Data Protection and Stewardship this Data Privacy Day
January 28 marks the 8th annual Data Privacy Day (DPD), an international effort centered on "Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data, and Enabling Trust."Data Privacy Day's goals are to:read more
View ArticleHey, Students Are Consumers, Too
J. Trevor Hughes, CIPPJ. Trevor Hughes, President and CEO, International Association of Privacy ProfessionalsLately, a slew of research has been released about how the public perceives the digital...
View ArticleUsing Smartphone Apps Safely
By Celina StewartCelina Stewart is an undergraduate student in International Relations at Brown University."We should hack an application," a fellow teaching assistant brainstormed to our Cybersecurity...
View ArticleStingray Makes Waves
Or, How Technology Helps Your Friendly Neighborhood Policeman Violate Your Privacy in New and Innovative WaysGeoffrey S. Nathan, Faculty Liaison for Computing and Information Technology, Wayne State...
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The Role of Privacy Practices in Information Management
Tracy Mitrano and Jacob CunninghamTracy Mitrano, Former Director of IT Policy and Law, Cornell University; and Jake Cunningham, Information Security Officer, University of Massachusetts Amherstread...
View ArticlePrivacy and Organizational Analytics
Michael Corn, Deputy CIO, Brandeis UniversityThe floodgates are opening on organizational analytics and I worry that privacy is going to drown in the deluge. By organizational analytics, I'm referring...
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Privacy vs. Privacy
Lisa Ho, Campus Privacy Officer, University of California, BerkeleyIt's common to see privacy pitted against security in the form of the question, "How much privacy are we willing to give up for...
View ArticlePresident Releases Draft Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
On February 27, President Obama released draft legislation, the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015, promoting the use of codes of conduct by companies who want to protect customers’ data...
View ArticleThe Chief Privacy Officer in Higher Education
This article includes a wealth of information about how some members of the Higher Education Chief Privacy Officers group perceive their role, their concerns about privacy, and their expectations for...
View ArticleCongress Seeks Proposals for New Student Privacy Legislation, FERPA Updates
On April 29, Representatives Luke Messer (R-IN) and Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced the Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015, H.R. 2092. Focused on elementary and secondary education,...
View ArticleWhere Should You Keep Your Data?
"Formal policies on information storage are finally beginning to emerge from federal grant agencies. Federal funding agencies have made it clear that grant proposals must include plans for sharing...
View ArticleU.S. Reps. Rokita and Fudge Introduce Legislation to Safeguard Student...
Jen Ortega serves as a consultant to EDUCAUSE on federal policy and government relations. She has worked with EDUCAUSE since 2013 and assists with monitoring legislative and regulatory proposals across...
View ArticleSenate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on ECPA Reform Legislation
Jen Ortega serves as a consultant to EDUCAUSE on federal policy and government relations. She has worked with EDUCAUSE since 2013 and assists with monitoring legislative and regulatory proposals across...
View ArticleYour Evolving Digital Life: Privacy in a Connected World
Privacy is imperative for freedom of thought, expression and speech, association, and social and political activities. To preserve "who we are," it is important that privacy continues to be part of our...
View ArticleThis Message Will Not Self-Destruct: Privacy and Security in an Increasingly...
With more data being collected — and shared — about us all the time, it behooves each of us to stay aware of the type, amount, and reach of that data to protect not just our privacy but also our...
View ArticleBody Worn Cameras In Support of Justice on University Campuses
With the appropriate policies and standards, higher education institutions can avoid the controversy around body-worn cameras. The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) security policy is...
View ArticleAmazon and Best Buy Are Following Me, and It's Creeping Me Out
If you’re searching for something sensitive online, be sure to use a private browsing option to protect your privacy. Targeted ads are everywhere and you may find them popping up at the most...
View ArticlePrivacy in Higher Education: A CPO's Perspective
Kent Wada (CPO and Director, Strategic IT Policy, UCLA) received the Privacy Leadership in Education Award from the California Information Security Office on September 30, 2015, and EDUCAUSE took this...
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