www/proprietary malware-education.html propriet...

[Dora Scilipoti]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Dora Scilipoti <dora>   21/11/19 15:51:06

Modified files:
        proprietary    : malware-education.html 
                         proprietary-surveillance.html proprietary.html 
                         all.html 

Log message:
        Add item about Ed Tech (www-discuss 10/30/21).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-education.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.2&r2=1.3
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.411&r2=1.412
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.388&r2=1.389
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/all.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.66&r2=1.67

Patches:
Index: malware-education.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-education.html,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -b -r1.2 -r1.3
--- malware-education.html      19 Nov 2021 17:52:28 -0000      1.2
+++ malware-education.html      19 Nov 2021 20:51:04 -0000      1.3
@@ -78,7 +78,20 @@
 <div class="column-limit" id="malware-education"></div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
-  <li>First item</li>
+  <li id="M202110250">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-10</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>Ed Tech companies use their surveillance power to
+    manipulate students, and direct them into tracks towards various
+    levels of knowledge, power and prestige. The article argues that <a
+    
href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2021/10/25/algorithmic-injustice-in-education-why-tech-companies-should-require-a-license-to-operate-in-childrens-education/";>these
+    companies should obtain licenses to operate</a>. That wouldn't hurt,
+    but it doesn't address the root of the problem. All data acquired
+    in a school about any student, teacher, or employee must not leave
+    the school, and must be kept in computers that belong to the school
+    and run free (as in freedom) software. That way, the school district
+    and/or parents can control what is done with those data.</p>
+  </li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 
@@ -140,7 +153,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/11/19 17:52:28 $
+$Date: 2021/11/19 20:51:04 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary-surveillance.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-surveillance.html,v
retrieving revision 1.411
retrieving revision 1.412
diff -u -b -r1.411 -r1.412
--- proprietary-surveillance.html       18 Nov 2021 09:17:09 -0000      1.411
+++ proprietary-surveillance.html       19 Nov 2021 20:51:05 -0000      1.412
@@ -3343,6 +3343,21 @@
 <div style="clear: left;"></div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202110250">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-10</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>Ed Tech companies use their surveillance power to
+    manipulate students, and direct them into tracks towards various
+    levels of knowledge, power and prestige. The article argues that <a
+    
href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2021/10/25/algorithmic-injustice-in-education-why-tech-companies-should-require-a-license-to-operate-in-childrens-education/";>these
+    companies should obtain licenses to operate</a>. That wouldn't hurt,
+    but it doesn't address the root of the problem. All data acquired
+    in a school about any student, teacher, or employee must not leave
+    the school, and must be kept in computers that belong to the school
+    and run free (as in freedom) software. That way, the school district
+    and/or parents can control what is done with those data.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202105060">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-05</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
@@ -3545,7 +3560,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/11/18 09:17:09 $
+$Date: 2021/11/19 20:51:05 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.388
retrieving revision 1.389
diff -u -b -r1.388 -r1.389
--- proprietary.html    19 Nov 2021 17:59:23 -0000      1.388
+++ proprietary.html    19 Nov 2021 20:51:05 -0000      1.389
@@ -188,6 +188,21 @@
 <h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+  <li id="M202110250">
+    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-10</small>'
+    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
+    <p>Ed Tech companies use their surveillance power to
+    manipulate students, and direct them into tracks towards various
+    levels of knowledge, power and prestige. The article argues that <a
+    
href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2021/10/25/algorithmic-injustice-in-education-why-tech-companies-should-require-a-license-to-operate-in-childrens-education/";>these
+    companies should obtain licenses to operate</a>. That wouldn't hurt,
+    but it doesn't address the root of the problem. All data acquired
+    in a school about any student, teacher, or employee must not leave
+    the school, and must be kept in computers that belong to the school
+    and run free (as in freedom) software. That way, the school district
+    and/or parents can control what is done with those data.</p>
+  </li>
+
   <li id="M202111090">
     <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2021-11</small>'
     --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
@@ -231,18 +246,6 @@
     billion events logged daily on the program which contains users'
     data and personal information.</p>
   </li>
-
-  <li id="M201602110">
-    <!--#set var="DATE" value='<small class="date-tag">2016-02</small>'
-    --><!--#echo encoding="none" var="DATE" -->
-    <p>A pacemaker running proprietary code <a
-    
href="https://www.wired.com/2016/02/i-want-to-know-what-code-is-running-inside-my-body/";>was
-    misconfigured and could have killed the implanted person</a>. In order
-    to find out what was wrong and get it fixed, the person needed to break
-    into the remote device that sets parameters in the pacemaker (possibly
-    infringing upon manufacturer's rights under the DMCA). If this system
-    had run free software, it could have been fixed much sooner.</p>
-  </li>
 </ul>
 <p class="button right-align">
 <a href="/proprietary/all.html">More items&hellip;</a></p>
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/11/19 17:59:23 $
+$Date: 2021/11/19 20:51:05 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: all.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/all.html,v
retrieving revision 1.66
retrieving revision 1.67
diff -u -b -r1.66 -r1.67
--- all.html    18 Nov 2021 09:17:09 -0000      1.66
+++ all.html    19 Nov 2021 20:51:05 -0000      1.67
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@
 <div class="column-limit" id="all-malware"></div>
 
 <ul class="blurbs">
+<!--#set var='ADD' value='2021-11-19' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2021-10-25' 
--><li><small class='date-tag'>Added: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo 
encoding='none' var='ADD' --><span class="gnun-split"></span> &mdash; Latest 
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB' 
--></small>
+    <p>Ed Tech companies use their surveillance power to
+    manipulate students, and direct them into tracks towards various
+    levels of knowledge, power and prestige. The article argues that <a
+    
href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2021/10/25/algorithmic-injustice-in-education-why-tech-companies-should-require-a-license-to-operate-in-childrens-education/";>these
+    companies should obtain licenses to operate</a>. That wouldn't hurt,
+    but it doesn't address the root of the problem. All data acquired
+    in a school about any student, teacher, or employee must not leave
+    the school, and must be kept in computers that belong to the school
+    and run free (as in freedom) software. That way, the school district
+    and/or parents can control what is done with those data.</p>
+  </li>
+
 <!--#set var='ADD' value='2021-11-18' --><!--#set var='PUB' value='2021-11-09' 
--><li><small class='date-tag'>Added: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo 
encoding='none' var='ADD' --><span class="gnun-split"></span> &mdash; Latest 
reference: <span class="gnun-split"></span><!--#echo encoding='none' var='PUB' 
--></small>
     <p>A building in LA, with a supermarket in it, <a
     
href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-11-09/column-trader-joes-parking-app";>demands
@@ -2490,7 +2503,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/11/18 09:17:09 $
+$Date: 2021/11/19 20:51:05 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>