Without Consent is the first major benchmarking privacy report to examine school directory information practices and related privacy issues in a multi-year study across more than 5,000 schools at the primary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. The research found troubling and challenging student privacy problems that need to be urgently addressed. The report contains extensive findings and recommendations regarding student privacy, and includes best practices, sample forms, and resources for schools, parents, and students.

In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a HIPAA waiver April 2, 2020 regarding Business Associates. The April 2 waiver is consequential and poses significant privacy challenges. This statement from WPF includes the following information:  
-What are the changes to HIPAA the April 2 waiver creates? 
-What are the privacy concerns? 
-WPF recommendations to correct the problems in the April 2, 2020 waiver  

This FAQ provides responses to the most frequently asked questions about coronavirus and privacy, especially COVID-19 testing, records, and health privacy for people in, or visiting, the U.S.

In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced some changes in HIPAA practices. This statement from WPF includes the following information:  
-What are the changes to HIPAA during the COVID-19 emergency? 
-What are the privacy concerns? 
-WPF recommendations to ensure patient privacy is protected  

All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have enacted data breach notification laws. The first data breach law was passed in 2002 in California, and in 2018 the final two states, South Dakota and Alabama, passed their data breach laws. Some states require reporting of breaches to the