Automated COPPA & FERPA Data Deletion: A Simple Guide for AWS and GCP How to automatically delete children's and student data on time — built with AWS and GCP If your platform stores data from children or students — think edtech apps, school tools, or online classrooms — you can't just keep that data forever. The law says you have to delete it once you don't need it anymore. Doing this by hand is slow and easy to mess up. This guide shows you how to set up a system that deletes the data automatically, on a schedule, using AWS or GCP. Why This Matters Two U.S. laws control this: COPPA says companies can't keep personal data from kids under 13 longer than needed. Once you're done using it, you have to delete it safely. FERPA protects student records. Schools and companies must control who sees this data and must delete it properly once it's no longer needed. Doing this deletion by hand is risky — people forget, make mistakes, or can't prove it happene...