Security News Rhode Island Schools Can Access Student School Laptops Without Reason or Notification

[LASER_oneXM]

...some quotes from the article above:

Low-income families from Rhode Island are giving up their privacy for the sake of receiving a school-issued laptop to aid children in their studies, according to a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) last week.

Families and students have been forced into this quandary by intrusive school policies that do not provide students with school-issued laptops unless they agree to give school administrators unrestricted access to the laptop at any time and without any notification.

Families should not forfeit their privacy for a laptop
"No one’s privacy should be conditioned on their socioeconomic status," says Marcela Betancur, Policy Associate, ACLU of Rhode Island.

"It shouldn’t be the case that wealthier students who can afford to use their own devices get to keep their privacy, while other students are forced to take the device and surrender their privacy — or keep their privacy, turn down the device, and hurt their education," she also adds.

 

[kamla5abi]

i wonder if some companies also have similar policies when they give employees company laptops/devices?

 

[LASER_oneXM]

no money, no privacy ? what the hell.... !!!???