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Student Monitoring Tools Should Not Flag LGBTQ+ Keywords (www.eff.org)
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One of the more dangerous features of student monitoring tools like GoGuardian, Gaggle, and Bark is their “flagging” functionality. The tools can scan web pages, documents in students’ cloud drives, emails, video content, and more for keywords about topics like sex, drugs, and violence. They then...

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[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Guess it's time to teach my kid about encryption and security/hacker culture. 11 years old should be a good start for that.