Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoAmerica's tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devicesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down11
arrow-up1161arrow-down1external-linkAmerica's tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devicesapnews.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down1·6 hours agoA bigger problem is school sponsored spyware on the devices. Weird how they don’t mention that: https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy https://time.com/7275031/spy-high-true-story-prime-video/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/19/schools-spied-on-students-webcams
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 hours agoI’m not sure how that’s a surprise to anyone. Keep your personal stuff off hardware that doesn’t belong to you.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 hours agoThey used the onboard cameras to take pictures of kids in their bedrooms.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 hour agoThat is a problem, but usage monitoring software should be expected.
minus-squareLavaPlanet@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·35 minutes agoDude, don’t normalise this bullshit. Wtf.
A bigger problem is school sponsored spyware on the devices. Weird how they don’t mention that:
https://www.eff.org/wp/school-issued-devices-and-student-privacy
https://time.com/7275031/spy-high-true-story-prime-video/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/19/schools-spied-on-students-webcams
I’m not sure how that’s a surprise to anyone. Keep your personal stuff off hardware that doesn’t belong to you.
They used the onboard cameras to take pictures of kids in their bedrooms.
That is a problem, but usage monitoring software should be expected.
Dude, don’t normalise this bullshit. Wtf.