In virtually all areas of the law, we commonly accept that social changes outpace the law's ability to address the vast nuances that occur in daily living. This challenge is pretty well demonstrated in governing technology. Technology is marked by rapid and sometimes abrupt and disruptive change that can significantly alter the way we go about normal daily activities. By the time law makers, usually far removed from the industry, take hold of a given technology's fundamentals, there are several leaps that have taken place in the interim. Reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the centerpiece of student data privacy, FERPA, we see how many steps forward have been taken since its last amendment over a decade ago. This article explores some suggestions for where FERPA may be going next.