inBloom, Ed-Fi, Cloud Computing, China, Nazi-Germany and the new Eugenicists
Believe it or not, these concepts and words are all related. inBloom and Ed-Fi are two vendors that use cloud computer to store massive quantities of student data (the Louisiana is currently doing...
View ArticlePrivacy Advocates Take Heed!
Recently I (as well as a dozen or so student and parent activists) testified at the June 18th Louisiana BESE meeting about our concerns related to the inBloom data sharing and selling project...
View ArticleExcellent Letter sent to BESE by one of my readers about data sharing and...
Dear BESE member, I am writing to voice my concern over the massive student data sharing scheme with InBloom and whomever else is on track to receive information on our students, and even teachers and...
View ArticleHow my original “Opt Out Letter” was converted to a “form”
At the June 18th BESE meeting John White relayed that he did not recall seeing my opt-out letter and did not reply because it was something he characterized as a “form letter.” Technically this was...
View ArticleIs Student Privacy Hopeless?
(This will be a long one, and has some ranting folks, so buckle up.) Is student privacy hopeless? Sadly, this may be little more than a rhetorical question after the last week of horrible setbacks on...
View ArticleTime to start covering the many data thieving operations in our state and...
I’ve been promising for some time to cover some of the many secret and not-so-secret grants and data operations that will result in your data, and your children’s data being stolen and shared without...
View ArticleFERPA does not protect student privacy, and never did
I’ve been debating for a few months on how to tackle this topic in a way that is both informative and engaging while providing firmly grounded sources that back up my analysis. I’ve finally decided...
View ArticleLouisiana’s Privacy Legislation and Testimony – Setting the Record Straight
On March 19th the Louisiana House and Senate Education Committee’s both heard testimony at the same time on the same types of legislation. This legislation was about student privacy. Holding meetings...
View ArticleData Security Fail: John White and LDOE up to their old irresponsible data...
John White recently testified multiple times in front of the Louisiana House Education Committee that he has a firm commitment to student privacy and takes his responsibilities toward ensuring the...
View ArticleLDOE Lays an Egg: Violates FERPA and Their Own MOU Providing Data to CREDO
I know its reaching, but I thought I’d give everyone a little Easter reference with this surprise post. Before I left LDOE 3 years ago I was asked to help assemble some de-identified data for a...
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