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| Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, March 09 2013 @ 03:41 AM EST |
I wonder if the creators of that database realize that it is a giant,
ticking, data bomb. Why ? Because the transfer of a minor child's SSN from a
school district computer to a non-school district computer without the
express, written permission of a parent or guardian is a breach of privacy.
Personally, I take the stand that the only schools with access to student SSN's
should be military or public safety (e.g. police or fire depts.) because that's
part of your job record.
I find it equally worrisome that a minor's
health records could be part of the database. Even a minimal flag (e.g. standard
/ fast / slow / special) could be abused via unauthorized release or typo.
Flagging someone who is "standard" as "slow" or "special" could trigger a
defamation suit.
Federal officials say the database project
complies with privacy laws. Schools do not need parental consent to share
student records with any "school official" who has a "legitimate educational
interest," according to the Department of Education. The department defines
"school official" to include private companies hired by the school, so long as
they use the data only for the purposes spelled out in their
contracts.
The Dept. of Education spokesperson is probably not
very familiar with the state of California. [A] The state constitution has an
explicit right to privacy in it. [B] No school in Calif. will consider weasel
words like those in the above quote a sufficient shield against lawsuits. A
class action lawsuit over privacy could run into the hundreds of millions of
dollars and might even bankrupt some school districts.
P.S. All U.S.
citizens should minimize the spread of their SSN's. RESIST LAZY DATA
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, March 09 2013 @ 09:14 AM EST |
Very appropriate as M$ really is a two faced company.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, March 09 2013 @ 11:31 AM EST |
| Student Privacy Should Not Be for
Sale
6 Mar 2013 5:39 PM
Posted by Cameron
Evans
National & Chief Technology Officer of U.S. Education,
Microsoft
How would you react if you learned that an outside agency came to
your child’s school and, without your knowledge or consent, collected
confidential data about your child and then used the data they gathered to make
money for themselves? Would you be upset? As a parent, I believe the answer is
resoundingly “yes.”
In our view, this is unacceptable. We don’t let
advertising and marketing representatives come into schools to watch, listen and
take away data on student interactions in the classroom so they can market to
children, and we shouldn’t let that happen in the virtual world either. Cloud
Services providers selling to schools and colleges should be transparent about
how they use the data they collect, and get clear consent for the data they
collect and use.
Student data and student privacy should not be for sale.
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