FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records1.
Protection of Student Information: FERPA applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. It gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records, rights which transfer to the student when they reach the age of 18 or attend a school beyond the high school level1.
Compliance by Cloud Service Providers: Cloud service providers like Daffod, who handle student information collected by educational institutions, must comply with FERPA regulations to ensure the protection and privacy of student data1.
Exclusion of Other Laws: While other laws such as ECPA, CLOUD, and FISMA also deal with privacy and data protection, FERPA is specifically designed to protect the privacy of students' educational records and is the relevant law in this context1.
Reference:
Rick's Cloud article on laws and regulations governing the cloud computing environment1.