Re:Edward Snowden's OS of choice gets a major update
by waspleg on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @11:56AM
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That last point is far worse than you think. In my school the principal is entirely enamored with all things apple and google and wants to mandate certain staff have twitter accounts. This is unwittingly signing up lots of people for life long tracking. Although, many already do it to themselves with no thought whatsoever to what the repercussions are, or that there may even be any. Many other schools are even worse.
Re:Edward Snowden's OS of choice gets a major update
by plasticxme on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @01:27PM
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Tin foil hats a side, I assume it would be an account used only for professional reasons, allowing students to reach out to their teachers.
However, if the teacher is incapable of separating personal life from work, there could be repercussions.
Re:Edward Snowden's OS of choice gets a major update
by Nadya on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @02:48PM
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>I assume it would be an account used only for professional reasons, allowing students to reach out to their teachers.
We already have that. It's called email.
Re:Edward Snowden's OS of choice gets a major update
by waspleg on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @02:42PM
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That's already an issue. I also don't see how it's reasonable to ask someone to essentially sign a contract with a third party entity to do one's job while sacrificing that individual's personal privacy in the process.
I must admit feeling that we have lost the fight when protecting ourselves from governments, considering the resources they have.
My fight now is trying to opt out of corporate invasion of my privacy. I am also concerned that the privacy of school children, using school infrastructure, is poorly protected against profile data that will follow them forever.