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I think I need to start a YouTube channel called Unboxing Privacy, where @funnymonkey and I read EDTech privacy policies to each other and film our horrified reactions

— Jim Siegl (@jsiegl) July 1, 2019

Replied to FERPA, COPPA and the myths we tell each other (Jim Siegl)

This Sunday is Data Privacy Day., so I thought I would list some of the more “interesting” interpretations I have heard (and read) about COPPA, FERPA and how schools approve educational services. I eventually plan to write up an annotated version of this list.

Jim, this is an interesting list.

The one I hear all the time is 11:

It is an valid COPPA workaround for a vendor, in their terms, to tell a teacher that to comply with COPPA, for them to sign up the student.

Such as from Canva.

The question that I always have from abroad is the impact of COPPA etc. I was once told that we are not in America so it does not matter, yet many of the applications originate from America. That is something that has always stumped me.

Look forward to reading your annotations.

Aaron.

Bookmarked Common Sense Media Misses the Mark on COPPA (Jim Siegl)

Schools should think of COPPA as a subset of their overall privacy responsibilities. I would argue that schools should prioritize overall privacy for students of all ages, and compliance with FERPA. There are few cases where paying attention to this would not also aid in the schools’ role in vendors’ COPPA compliance.