4 chapters across the catalog
The viral FaceApp, which uses AI to age users' faces, is criticized as a "spy app" designed to place advertising IDs and harvest data for brokers. While public concern focuses on Russian ownership, the real risk is the continuous monitoring of browser habits. This data is sold to financial institutions to refine systems that manage millennial student debt and consumer behavior.
Student Digital Privacy Act, Tablets and Real-Time Tracking
The "Student Digital Privacy Act" was introduced to prevent companies from using educational technology to collect student data for commercial purposes, such as targeted advertising. Obama highlighted the benefits of "innovative websites and apps" that allow parents to track student progress in real-time. The hosts express skepticism, suggesting this is part of a broader move toward codifying government and industry collusion in education.
Common Core Technology Bonanza and Student Data Mining
An insider report from a California County Office of Education reveals a "money-making bonanza" driven by Common Core requirements. School districts are spending staggering amounts on iPads, Chromebooks, and network infrastructure to support new computerized standardized tests. This push for technology in schools is also linked to extensive student data mining operations.
Amy Rogstadt-Guerdera of the Data Quality Campaign argues that collecting "actionable data" is essential for parents to know if their children are on track for the "knowledge economy." She claims that tracking third-grade reading levels can predict high school graduation rates. Skeptics view these buzzwords as a cover for invasive student profiling.
