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This is quite an overreaction. Prosecution?
Besides, would this even be a criminal offense? I'm thinking it is more likely to be a civil case, if anything.
It's not like the police are going to go into the school and perp walk the IT technician out in hand cuffs because your child's laptop has monitoring software installed on it.
You could always install a different OS on your son's Chromebook since it would still have access to all of the school's software (through Chrome) and more. I'd recommend GalliumOS ( https://galliumos.org/ ) since the drivers support audio and keyboard shortcuts better.
> I bought him a Chromebook for schoolwork, but also for other private things. When we logged in... This is why you need to pay attention to the technology choices that you make, and that your schools make. Chromebooks are designed from the ground up to be locked-down dystopian spyware once you "log in" to them with a specific Google account. For heaven's sake stop buying any more Chromebooks. The correct solution he…
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> Chromebooks are designed from the ground up to be locked-down dystopian spyware once you "log in" to them with a specific Google account. Nonsense. They were designed to implement required policies when someone logs into a managed domain. Unless you're logging into something like that (where disclosures have been made and consent has been obtained) then there's no "dystopian spyware" involved. Absent any domain man…
One solution could be to setup the laptop with a personal email account and configure the school email address to forward everything.
I fought this with a suburban school system in Indiana and won. The spyware was installed on Chromebooks I bought. Before contacting the school, I monitored network traffic for about 1 HR and found a an ad fraud click bot and logging being sent to India. When I contacted the school my ask was they remove the spyware from my Chromebooks. The first answer was, no. I asked again via the superintendent, and got a call fr…
Seems like this would be a slam dunk of a local news piece for some newspaper/website.
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From Wikipedia [1]: > GoGuardian products allow teachers and administrators to view and snapshot students' computer screens, close and open browser tabs, and see running applications. GoGuardian can collect information about any activity when users are logged onto their accounts, including data originating from a student's webcam, microphone, keyboard, and screen, along with historical data such as browsing history.…
Having a 'right to be angry' doesn't mean being angry is the tactic to further one's goals.
> escalating a simple technical support issue into a rant about ‘spyware’
The right tactic for objecting to school officials was besides my point.
GoGuardian CEO here. Lots of misinformation in this thread. Chrome extensions are attached to your Google account. Your son logged into his Chromebook with his CPS account which in turn installed the GoGuardian chrome extension. The simplest solution here is to just log on to your Chromebook with a personal account. No enterprise policy will be applied.
So post some clarifications? Sound like they tried what you suggested and it didn’t work.
You are going to spend a lot of time and money to address this. Better solution is to buy a second Chromebook only for school or personal use snd explain to your kid that their government hates them.
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Yeah, I don't really know how the Chicago school board meetings go, but I watch the MTA board meetings. (The MTA is New York State's public transportation agency.) They have a public comment section where you get 2 minutes to say whatever you want. These rants are usually completely incoherent and I doubt any board member could remember a specific point from any one of the commenters. I watch them all and I certainly…
Out of curiosity, why do you watch them all? Especially if you can't remember anything?