A look at the problems caused by spyware on student devices, marketed as a way to prevent shootings, without any independent research to support the claims
Todd Feathers / VICE : Tweets: @josephfcox , @inhabitglobal , @zenalbatross , and @vice Tweets: Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : We tested out some software used to monitor kids laptops at school and... it's not the best https://www.vice.com/... pic.twitter.com/wu0m66JsyW Inhabit / @inhabitglobal : This tech will attune high schoolers to a world where everything is surveilled, everyone is a potential threat, and anything you do could be perceived by an algorithm as evidence that you are a potential school shooter, criminal or terrorist. https://twitter.com/... @zenalbatross : 'yes it's true, we deployed spyware to invasively and non-consensually monitor thousands of children... but on the other hand, it's also garbage and censors access to legit news sites' 🙃 https://twitter.com/... @vice : “We have students so concerned about their privacy that they're resorting to covering their [laptop] cameras and microphones with tape.” https://bit.ly/2rSapp6