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The school is back in session, but here is something that no one told you by information: Your children may have more eyes on their just their teachers. Even if you don’t have kids in school, you really need to know about this.
A new study from UC San Diego revealed what is really going on with the students’ security tools that schools buy. Do you know, those who need to stop bullying, flutter mental health struggles and prevent school shooting? They are transformed into 24/7 machine monitoring.
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Get this: 86% of companies that provide these services are monitoring children day and night, not just during school hours and not just on school units. It’s every Google search, every message, sometimes even at home on personal phones and laptops.
Almost a third of these companies give children “risk score” based on what they write or seek. The kicker? 71% are dependent on have flag behavior. Yes, an algorithm decides if your child is “risky.”
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In New Study, school security tools find students monitoring 24/7. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Imagine your child writing an e email they never send and that draft is being scoopet to some surveillance company’s database. That’s exactly what happened to this teenager was suspended. Creepy doesn’t even start covering it.
📱 Yes they also look at home
About 36% of companies monitor student-owned devices. All it takes is a school-required app, plug-in or software.
Late-Might YouTube Binges, Private DMS and Social Media Posts could trigger a red flag on some dashboard.
📌 Questions that any parent should ask school
I think these tools can do very well. God knows that we do not want more school shots or children to slip through the cracks.
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School Safety Programs Collect Students’ Mail, Messages and Web Activity on their personal devices. (Photo by Sebastian Willnu/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
But you and your children need to understand exactly how they work and what happens to the data. Copy these questions and late an e email to the school’s administration or set up a meeting in person.
- Does our school use GoGuardian, bark, gaggle, securly, lightspeed or any online surveillance service? What exactly do they track?
- Monitoring personal devices at home?
- What happens if my child is marked? How can I see my child’s dashboard?
- How long is student data stored and can parents request deletion?
- Is student data ever sold, shared or used for something beyond surveillance?
Make sure your children know that everything they do on the school’s issued device is fair game. And depending on the setup, their personal phone or laptop could also be tracked. This system can protect, but they also raise big questions about privacy and supervision.
Does this happen to your children’s school? Drop has noticed me. I would very much like to talk to you about it.
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Students must assume that school security programs monitor their devices. (Kirk Sites/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Do you know someone with kids? Share this important information with them now.
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