We have a responsibility to interrogate EdTech and surveillance companies’ claims of offering technological solutions to complex social problems.
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In an underfunded education system, in a context of deteriorating public supports, we are turning toward intrusive technologies to contain and control the social pain of young people.
Images of students on school Facebook pages could fall into the wrong hands.
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When school officials post photos about students on Facebook, they may be inadvertently enabling data mining firms and others to use the information for other purposes, new research has found.
With the latest return to online school, children’s data continues to be collected.
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The coronavirus pandemic has entrenched educational technologies in schools. Parents and guardians have been forced to relinquish their children’s privacy, without assurance of protection.
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New technologies like facial recognition are coming – whether we like it or not. We can’t turn back the tide, but we can manage new technology to do the least harm and most good.
Companies use children’s data to sell them junk food and other products.
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When children work on their school assignments, unknown to them, the software they use is busy collecting data. These data are then used for individualized marketing of junk foods and other products.
Why did Penn State take so long to disclose the breach?
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The recent cyber attacks at Penn State have put personal information of 18,000 students in the hands of hackers. What should universities do to protect students’ privacy?