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[Your privacy is important to us. Please review ATP's Privacy Policy prior to joining: ATP Privacy Policy.] Join todayCONCERNED ABOUT PRIVACY & SECURITY ISSUES? ATP Releases Privacy in Practice Publication To assist ATP members in navigating the legal and practical issues inherent in the many new privacy laws, the ATP International Privacy Subcommittee has developed a series of "Privacy in Practice" Bulletins that provide practical information, discuss principles, and provide guidance that testing organizations should use to comply with the GDPR, as well as current and/or upcoming privacy laws in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. Bulletins 1-8 are available in hard copy in the ATP Bookstore ATP Releases Video Surveillance Guidelines
IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, ATP RELEASES SECURITY BULLETIN: PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS IN ONLINE/REMOTE PROCTORING Moving High-Stakes Testing Programs Online Calls for Privacy Measures NEED FOR ONLINE/REMOTE PROCTORING Due to the rapid emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, with so many people working and/or studying from home, testing organizations are evaluating the option to use remote technologies to replace “in-person” testing, ATP has released this important Security Bulletin to assist in evaluating this option. [DOWNLOAD COMPLETE BULLETIN HERE]
News Flashes from ATP WEEK OF FEBRUARY 18, 2021 ATP OPENS ITS DIGITAL HUB -- visit the Hub and access videos and webinars on hot topics from ATP's most recent webinar on Highlighting your Value: How can standardized testing programs more effectively demonstrate their importance, relevance and purpose to panel discussions and speakers from ATP's Innovations in Testing and Europe-ATP Conferences. WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2021 ATP announces the continuation of the New World of Testing (NWT) Digital Series. The first webinar in this series for 2021 is Highlighting Your Value: How Can Standardized Testing Programs More Effectively Demonstrate Their Importance, Relevance and Purpose? This webinar will take place on Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 12:00 PM 1:00 PM EST (4:00 5:00 UTC; 9:00 AM 10:00 AM PST). Registration is open. WEEK OF JANUARY 4, 2021 ATP Opens registration and sponsorship for the 2021 Innovations in Testing Virtual conference scheduled for April 27 - 29. Features include:
NEW BOOKS RELEASED FROM ATP The Association of Test Publishers is pleased to announce its newest publications: Privacy in Practice Bulletin Series and Privacy Guidance When Using Video in the Testing Industry. The Association of Test Publishers continues to follow the progression of privacy initiatives, from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which went into effect in May 2018, to new initiatives cropping up in state legislatures across the U.S., including the California Privacy Act (CCPA), and in other countries around the world (e.g. China, India, Brazil, Canada). To assist ATP members in navigating the legalities inherent in these new laws, the ATP International Privacy Subcommittee has built a series of "Privacy in Practice" Bulletins that provide practical information, discuss principles, and provide guidance that test publishers should be using to comply with the GDPR, and current and/or upcoming privacy laws in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. Due to popular demand the first eight Bulletins have been compiled into the Privacy in Practice Bulletin Series volume to make the information available to a wider audience. The International Privacy Subcommittee has also just released Privacy Guidance When Using Video in the Testing Industry to help the testing industry understand the appropriate use of video monitoring and recording while conducting tests – and to prepare the necessary documentation to defend such uses. Both these publications are available in the ATP Bookstore. |