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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sure, until they start spying on you in real time through your school issue comptuer's webcam. (Or listening via its microphones, or snooping your wi-fi traffic with preinstalled malware, or...)

Anyway, the asshats even try to snoop on students' social media activity outside of school and not done on school hardware.

From TFA:

The research team identified 14 companies actively marketing online surveillance services frequently beyond school-issued devices and outside of school premises, raising concerns about privacy, equity and oversight.

Emphasis mine.

[–] ChuckUFarley@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I’m confused, how can this be done? Power off non-personal devices at the end of the day and no snooping

How is private social media available to the companies?

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I put my work laptop on my guest network with a cover on my webcam for this reason