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Study Finds That School-Based Online Surveillance Companies Monitor Students 24/7 (today.ucsd.edu)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

  1. Kids post publicly on social media under their own name.

  2. School find out what they said publicly.

  3. SurprisedPikachuFace.jpg

Not blaming the victims, but like... parents really need to be teaching kids what social media is.

I'm glad I was a socially awkward kid that was too shy to post things publicly. (I mean like.... I didn't even have an account because I didn't want people to see "0 friends" on the profile lol)

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm sorry, but it doesn't sound like you read the article.

Some salient quotes:

Companies cited a variety of ways they gain access to student digital activity, including browser plug-ins, API integrations and device software.

Many companies collect and flag sensitive data, including students’ private messages and search histories.

So, they work with shady spyware companies to collect private student data, retain it, and then try to sell it to schools.

I, for one, am fucking shocked!

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