Posts Tagged ‘FERPA’

ED and HHS Gives Guidance for HIPAA and FERPA Relationship

Friday, December 12th, 2008

I saw some interesting news from the OS OCR Privacy List listserve. If you are with an education institution or a healthcare covered entity, take some time to read the new guidance about the relationship between FERPA and HIPAA

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New Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulations

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

New FERPA Regulations were issued yesterday…

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New Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulations

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

New FERPA Regulations were issued yesterday…

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Responding To Customers Asking About Your Company’s Use of SSNs

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

For the past 10 years I have been driving the same, reliable, non-troublesome car. It still looks good enough (I don’t really worry about driving an “it” kind of car). However, it is getting a bit rattly, and my friends have been increasingly giving me a hard time about continuing to drive it past the 200,000 mile mark. I never really cared much until my starter went out a couple of months ago. I wondered, what if this had happened to me while I was in a neighboring state at a client site? Sure, I have AAA, but it would still be a hassle. So, I decided if I saw a car I really liked and that had all the features I wanted, I would splurge and get a new car.
Well…I just happened to find a car I absolutely loved after seeing and driving it. I was at the dealer paying for it yesterday, and the sales person asked for my Social Security Number (SSN).

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Judge Rules University Policy & FERPA Allow Student PII To Be Released

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Here’s a case I found interesting…the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled on October 24th that providing a group of record company plaintiffs with student personally identifiable information (PII) does not violate the U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

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Judge Rules University Policy & FERPA Allow Student PII To Be Released

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Here’s a case I found interesting…the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled on October 24th that providing a group of record company plaintiffs with student personally identifiable information (PII) does not violate the U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

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Privacy Breach: Johns Hopkins University Lost Personal Information on 135,000 Individuals

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

There now seem to be so many privacy breaches that it is hard to choose which one to discuss…
Last Wednesday, 2/7, Johns Hopkins University reported personal information on 135,000 employees and patients on nine backup tapes were missing that had been given to a contractor, Anacomp Co. Inc., to make microfiche backups.

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