alt Hacker NewsThese devices are usually bought on contract, with lots of lock in.
In particular, there are lots of schools getting screwed over financially. Maybe they’ll switch vendors, or use the money for education. Chromebook spending has a strong negative correlation with educational performance.
As a parent, I am supposed to have control over my kids’ personal information, but the schools firehose all the most sensitive kids’ info they have to an unlawful marketing firm that I do not trust. How do I opt out?
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Education contracts do not allow Google to use customer data for advertising.
> How do I opt out?
Through your government. Maybe you could form a union strong enough but unlikely as you have more to lose than them, but both is a good idea.
> or use the money for education
Totally agree. Would love far fewer computers in schools.
Surely those contracts specify whatever the schools need.
Homeschool, vote for free school choice, vote for getting the subsidized funds to where you actually send your kids. Solves most problems related to bad school policies.
> Chromebook spending has a strong negative correlation with educational performance.
To be clear, this is only true because it’s been true for all screens.