Mass school closures in the wake of the coronavirus are driving a new wave of student surveillance: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/01/online-proctoring-college-exams-coronavirus/
With two daughters at school, @alcinnz, you might know how I feel these days.
The worst issue is that many #Italian #teachers have been trained through #GAFAM webinars: people absorb them as #training while it's just #marketing.
Yet there is hope: I'm slowly spreading #Jitsi #selfhosting.
@Shamar @alcinnz exactly... My school provided us with a Google account. We have to use Google Meet everyday, with the provided account because, as my professors say, the school uses it to check user participation.
Ita: ogni giorno usiamo google meet. Dicono che dobbiamo usare l'account scolastico google perché le presenze devono essere tracciabili
@lightweight @Shamar @alcinnz i don't remember, they gave us this google account 4y ago
If you're in the EU, then that's very likely illegal. You should officially inform your professors that they're violating the #GDPR by forcing you to transmit your private data (IP number, name, student ID number, school name) for unnecessary reasons outside of the EU:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation
Your school could have to pay millions of euros in fines.
"But the pupils/their parents already signed a GDPR declaration on paper" does not make the privacy violation legal.
@Shamar Yeah, I feel disgusted everytime I'm driven past my old high school ("college") & I see their proud "Microsoft Showcase School" banners...