Illinois State University is Giving Away Students’ Contact Information for Free

If you’re a college student and want to know who is collecting your personal contact information, there’s no better way to find out than a Freedom of Information Act request.

A review of all FOIA requests from my alma mater, Illinois State University, reveals that individuals and companies can obtain students’ contact information without a student’s consent. This is possible because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

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