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The data economy depends on violating our right to privacy on a massive scale, collecting as much personal data as possible for profit.
The answer may hinge on a case now before the Supreme Court
With higher education enrollment numbers continuing to decline, college and university leaders have an opportunity to reimagine how they personalize t
How surveillance and the gender norms around care are used to reinforce each other
A Florida school district allegedly provided grades, attendance records and disciplinary information to the county Sheriff’s Office.
Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. The education sector knows all too well the harm that can occur when assessments aren’t given securely. There’s the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal that resulted in the indictment of 34 teachers and principals, along with […]
This is the fourth series in the Perspectives on Public Purpose blog.
The university accused 17 students of cheating on remote exams, raising questions about data mining and sowing mistrust on campus.
Companies like Facebook aren’t building technology for you, they’re building technology for your data. They collect everything they can from FB, Instagram, and WhatsApp in order to sell visibility into people and their lives.This isn’t exactly a secret, but the full picture is hazy to most – diml...
A “vehicle forensics kit” can reveal where you’ve driven, what doors you opened, and who your friends are.
We sometimes like to say that something happens because of “magic” – in reality, that “magic” is the result of the (invisible) labor of real and unmagical people. To some patrons, this “magic” takes the form of the many programs, resources, and services the library provides daily. It takes the work of people in both … Continue reading "Open Data of Another Kind"
North Carolina school district buys face biometrics to monitor students and staff | Biometric Update
A facial recognition surveillance system from Verkada has been purchased in North Caroline by a rural school district in northwest of Charlotte.
A network of local resellers helps funnel Oracle technology to the police and military in China.
Many universities have yet to reckon with the data justice implications of learning technologies—now, with online learning the norm, these practices deserve more scrutiny.
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The 'software was built with accessibility in mind from day one', Proctorio says
The Department of Education will look into whether the school district violated federal law by sharing personal student information without consent.
The ACCC said it is seeking declarations, pecuniary penalties, publication orders and compliance orders but did not specify any amount.
A recent library learning analytics project highlights the wide—if not widening—gap between advocates of the technology and those concerned that the value of student privacy isn’t being fully…