November 23, 2001
Network Practices Can Endanger Students' Privacy, Report Warns
A simple act, like a student's logging on to a computer network, can compromise the confidentiality of private records, warns a report soon to be released by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
A draft of the report makes a number of recommendations, which include teaching computer-network administrators about privacy guidelines mandated by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, known as FERPA. The report also calls on colleges
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