Transparency and the Marketplace for Student Data

Authors

N. Cameron Russell, Fordham University School of LawFollow
Joel R. Reidenberg, Fordham University School of LawFollow
Elizabeth Martin, Fordham University School of Law
Thomas B. Norton, Fordham University School of LawFollow

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Description

Student lists are commercially available for purchase on the basis of ethnicity, affluence, religion, lifestyle, awkwardness, and even a perceived or predicted need for family planning services. This study seeks to provide an understanding of the commercial marketplace for student data and the interaction with privacy law. Over several years, Fordham CLIP reviewed publicly-available sources, made public records requests to educational institutions, and collected marketing materials received by high school students. The study uncovered and documents an overall lack of transparency in the student information commercial marketplace and an absence of law to protect student information.

Publication Date

6-6-2018

Publisher

Center on Law and Information Policy, Fordham Law School

City

New York

Keywords

student lists; privacy; data brokers; student information; FCRA; FERPA; PPRA