Monday, 14 November 2016

Spyware routinely installed by UK schools to snoop on kids’ Web habits

Spyware routinely installed by UK schools to snoop on kids’ Web habits

Over two-thirds of schools installed special software on school computers to spy on their pupils, responses to Freedom of Information requests have revealed. According to a report by Big Brother Watch, "classroom management software" is running on over 800,000 computers, laptops, and mobile phones found in 1,000 secondary schools across England and Wales. A whopping £2.5 million has been spent on the programs.
Read more: http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/11/spyware-uk-schools-pupils-web-habits?source=Snapzu

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