A bipartisan duo of Congressmen and women (Congresspersons?) has a new student data security bill.
Reps. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) and Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) rolled out the Student Privacy Protection Act this week. It will:
- bar schools or private technology companies from selling or using student data for targeted ads.
- set minimum data security standards for companies handling sensitive student information
- update the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for mobile apps and cloud computing
- give parents the right to access, alter or delete certain information about their child
The Rokita-Fudge bill would be a companion to an effort from Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), as both measures revise FERPA.