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Follow best practices for transparency about student privacy practices
Author(s) -
Hope Joan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30049
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , best practice , data sharing , public relations , internet privacy , political science , computer science , business , computer security , law , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Being transparent about data sharing can help alleviate student concerns, said officials at the Department of Education's Privacy Technical Assistance Center. They presented a webinar on transparency best practices and released guidance in a document titled “Transparency Best Practices for Schools and Districts.” Although the guidance was directed mainly at K–12 officials, much of it applies to higher education, said Baron Rodriguez, PTAC director, speaking during the webinar. FERPA requires institutions to provide an annual notification to students. In addition, PTAC recommends that, as a best practice, institutions provide the following information about their privacy policies.