Comments on: UW-Milwaukee Releases Grade Data to Media; What About FERPA? http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/04/13/uw-milwaukee-releases-grade-data-to-media/ information ethics : privacy : new media : values in design : 2.0 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: NA http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/04/13/uw-milwaukee-releases-grade-data-to-media/comment-page-1/#comment-160382 NA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:48 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1210#comment-160382 FERPA NON-DISLOSURE AS IT STANDS TODAY IS HOAX MAKE IT MEAN EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS N O N D I S C L O S U R E !!! FERPA NON-DISLOSURE AS IT STANDS TODAY IS HOAX

MAKE IT MEAN EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS N O N D I S C L O S U R E !!!

]]> By: jeremy http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/04/13/uw-milwaukee-releases-grade-data-to-media/comment-page-1/#comment-159164 jeremy Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:00:02 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1210#comment-159164 <a href="#comment-159163" rel="nofollow">@Michael Zimmer</a> is linked in this case, is contextual. it is not linked in the reported information above, there is no link to any individual students. There is always a link though in the universities private databases and perhaps elsewhere even. However, that there are links, does not matter, it is whether the links are released to the public. @Michael Zimmer
is linked in this case, is contextual. it is not linked in the reported information above, there is no link to any individual students. There is always a link though in the universities private databases and perhaps elsewhere even. However, that there are links, does not matter, it is whether the links are released to the public.

]]> By: Michael Zimmer http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/04/13/uw-milwaukee-releases-grade-data-to-media/comment-page-1/#comment-159163 Michael Zimmer Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:30:26 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1210#comment-159163 The difference between "is" and "could be" is the essential point, which is why conditions like (f) above, stating "is linked or linkable" is so important. But the linkability isn't necessarily tied to further breaking of FERPA. I'm unsure if other universities require online FERPA training to access student record data, but they should. The difference between “is” and “could be” is the essential point, which is why conditions like (f) above, stating “is linked or linkable” is so important. But the linkability isn’t necessarily tied to further breaking of FERPA.

I’m unsure if other universities require online FERPA training to access student record data, but they should.

]]> By: jeremy http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/04/13/uw-milwaukee-releases-grade-data-to-media/comment-page-1/#comment-159162 jeremy Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:20:22 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1210#comment-159162 There is a big legal difference between 'is identifiable' and 'could be identifiable'. the data you represent above may be in the 'could be' category, but is not in the 'is identifiable' category under current practices. it is unassociated from student identification and to associate it, someone would have to break the ferpa rules and release identifiable information. Information is not considered 'easily traceable' if the tracer has to break the law to trace it. The strange thing is... that when I accessed the UWM record system for my class in the fall. To do that i had to pass a test on Ferpa.... UWM is the only organization i've had that has done that. Interesting no? There is a big legal difference between ‘is identifiable’ and ‘could be identifiable’. the data you represent above may be in the ‘could be’ category, but is not in the ‘is identifiable’ category under current practices. it is unassociated from student identification and to associate it, someone would have to break the ferpa rules and release identifiable information. Information is not considered ‘easily traceable’ if the tracer has to break the law to trace it.

The strange thing is… that when I accessed the UWM record system for my class in the fall. To do that i had to pass a test on Ferpa…. UWM is the only organization i’ve had that has done that. Interesting no?

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