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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Data Security and Privacy Protections – ED.gov Blog

Data Security and Privacy Protections – ED.gov Blog

Data Security and Privacy Protections

Given the national interest in protecting the growing amount of student data housed in longitudinal education data system, we’re seeking to provide resources to assist education agencies in protecting that data. We asked a contractor to produce a report on publicly available resources on data security, and they have developed a list of recommendations for ways we can address the challenges of protecting student data. Now, we’d like to hear what you think of the recommendations.
You can read the recommendations here, and comment below. We’ll be leaving the comments open until August 13, 2010. After that, we’ll publish responses to the recommendations we receive.