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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Via Gizmodo : “ Facebook Will Add 3,000 More People to Watch Murders and Suicides.”

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JULY 27, 2018

“An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg : our child died at** Sandy Hook** – why let Facebook lies hurt us even more?” Good thing IBM Watson isn’t making any claims about “personalized learning” or partnering with beloved shows like Sesame Street. Will Merge Government Data, Social Media Posts.”

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. This “reverse engineering,” the publishers claimed, violated copyright.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Tell me more about how the blockchain is going to “verify learning.” Via Getting Smart : “ Digital Promise and Facebook Developing New Micro-Credentials Program.” ” LOL.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

University of Nebraska political science professor Ari Kohen “liked” a photo on Facebook depicting a defaced campaign sign for Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. ” Stop acting like “ self-directed learning ” is a new thing. Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.”

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “ Betsy DeVos Visits Bay Area Public School for a Lesson in Personalized Learning.” ” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Reward Students for Referrals and Facebook Endorsements.” ” Roy Moore has just been elected Alabama ’s new Senator. .”

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MARCH 9, 2018

Meanwhile on Campus… The New York Times on “How the Parkland Students Got So Good at Social Media ” – a really important corrective, I’d argue, to that “digital native” silliness. Edsurge on the business of OER. .” It’s a “university” not a university, but hey.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

.” Via The Washington Post : “ Trump personally asked Xi Jinping to help resolve case of UCLA basketball players arrested in China.” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook , Google and others join The Trust Project , an effort to increase transparency around online news.” A sobering assessment and a warning.”

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JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

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