In a blog post for The New York Times, Natasha Singer suggests companies are not living up to the Student Privacy Pledge. The pledge requires companies to “maintain a comprehensive security program that is reasonably designed to protect the security, privacy, confidentiality and integrity of student personal information against risks—such as unauthorized access or use,” but Singer suggests some “companies signed the pledge even though, at the time they joined, they had not begun full encryption, an elementary security measure.” The Future of Privacy Forum’s Jules Polonetsky, CIPP/US, said, “Companies that don’t provide strong security for sensitive data can be at legal risk for violating the pledge, state laws and contractual commitments.” Meanwhile, The Austin Chronicle looks at questions of student privacy and big data that will be front-and-center at SXSW next week. Editor’s Note: The IAPP will be at SXSW this year.
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