UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square218fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoAlmost certainly not allowed, schools are responsible for privacy and security on these devices.
minus-squarebuckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoAny standard desktop linux is more private and secure than google spyware
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoAnd as soon as the IT guy at school installs Linux on these machines, he’s responsible for said privacy and security. And he’s a lot easier to sue than Google if something goes wrong.
minus-square🐝🇭🇪🅻🅻🇪🇧🅴🆁🇹🐝@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThis is exactly why right here, cost aside. I would not hand out hundreds of Chromebooks to kids running some Linux distro I installed even if I could.
Almost certainly not allowed, schools are responsible for privacy and security on these devices.
Any standard desktop linux is more private and secure than google spyware
And as soon as the IT guy at school installs Linux on these machines, he’s responsible for said privacy and security. And he’s a lot easier to sue than Google if something goes wrong.
This is exactly why right here, cost aside.
I would not hand out hundreds of Chromebooks to kids running some Linux distro I installed even if I could.