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The Canvas hack turned out to be really interesting as more details emerge. For example, a lot of people going into HN, including me, don't know that Canvas is completely OSI open source, which is a frank example of how worthless that can be from a security and product POV.
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The whole structure depends on state money and the whole of higher ed and the relevant credentials are bound up in state. Outsourcing functions in state institutions is not necessary what AnCaps would advocate for in the absent of cutting education to begin with.
This is a common misconception. A big flagship state university typically only gets 10-20% of its funds from direct government subsidies/appropriations meant to support education. The rest comes from tuition and other income. Even "federal" student loans have largely been privatized.