Episode 008: Education and Surveillance Before and During Covid-19

FEB 14, 202253 MIN
The Reboot from Tech for the People

Episode 008: Education and Surveillance Before and During Covid-19

FEB 14, 202253 MIN

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Show Notes<br /><br />Music by Angelo Garcia. You can find him on Facebook and Instagram on @agsilver.music.<br /><br />Read about CIA data collection here <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senators-cia-has-secret-program-that-collects-american-data/2022/02/10/017b6932-8ad8-11ec-838f-0cfdf69cce3c_story.html" rel="noopener">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senators-cia-has-secret-program-that-collects-american-data/2022/02/10/017b6932-8ad8-11ec-838f-0cfdf69cce3c_story.html</a><br /><br /><br />As schools went online during COVID-19, they implemented more surveillance on students’ online activity <a href="https://archive.ph/cH74P" rel="noopener">https://archive.ph/cH74P</a>. But this is not new! See here <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/first-circuit-affirms-schools-punishment-students-online-social-media-posts" rel="noopener">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/first-circuit-affirms-schools-punishment-students-online-social-media-posts</a> and here <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/2521075/pennsylvania-schools-spying-on-students-using-laptop-webcams--claims-lawsuit.html" rel="noopener">https://www.computerworld.com/article/2521075/pennsylvania-schools-spying-on-students-using-laptop-webcams--claims-lawsuit.html</a> . It also happens “offline”. Finally, read about student surveillance in higher ed here. <a href="https://archive.ph/gZ9Hj" rel="noopener">https://archive.ph/gZ9Hj</a><br /><br />Surveilling educators for ideas that challenge white supremacy and U.S. empire is also not new. Read about its long history here. <a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/01/history-of-spying-on-teachers.html" rel="noopener">https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/01/history-of-spying-on-teachers.html</a>