From: "Hamaker, Charles" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 18:42:12 +0000 http://www.highereducationlegalinsights.com/2015/03/department-of-education-model-student-privacy-terms-for-app-and-online-educational-service-agreements/ By Anne D. Cartwright on March 2, 2015 From Higher Education legal Insights.; “The U.S. Department of Education is urging institutions to include privacy protections that reach beyond the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) in contracts with app and other online educational service providers. … the guidance calls on schools to consider the privacy challenges posed by “click wrap” terms of service agreements—…These challenges can include express waivers of privacy law protections as well as terms allowing the provider to share data indiscriminately or change terms unilaterally. Institutions may be able to override these pre-set terms through negotiation.” Although this is primarily aimed at K-12, the article suggests Higher Ed. Institutions should have the same or similar concerns. Are any list readers' institutions paying attention to this? How? Chuck Charles Hamaker Associate University Librarian Collection Development and Electronic Resources J. Murrey Atkins Library 9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223 [log in to unmask] http://library.uncc.edu