GoGuardian: Difference between revisions - Consumer_Action

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==Controversies==

===Student data collection concerns===

According to a study, GoGuardian ~~admins~~ have access to "browsing histories, documents, videos, app and extension data, and content filtering and alerts."<ref>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/how-goguardian-invades-student-privacy?language=en</ref> This is an issue as students in school districts who utilize this software as a service (SAAS) are forced into using school devices with the monitoring software preinstalled, such as Chromebooks.

According to a study in 2023, school administrators using the GoGuardian admin tool have access to student "browsing histories, documents, videos, app and extension data, and content filtering and alerts."<ref name="EFF">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/how-goguardian-invades-student-privacy?language=en</ref> GoGuardian claims "they de-identify data before sharing it with third parties or other entities", though it is reported the data can be deanominized.<ref name="EFF" /> This is an issue as students in American school districts are under the age of 18, which if advertised to with targeted ads based on their GoGuardian data is a direct violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Also, students who utilize this software as a service (SAAS) are forced into using school devices with the monitoring software preinstalled, such as Chromebooks.

GoGuardian knows what they are doing because on their [https://www.youtube.com/@GoGuardian YouTube channel], they disabled comments on their videos. On some videos, they disabled like and dislike count but on others, the dislike percent is very high, usually 90-95%. (Data obtained from Return Youtube Dislike Extension)

===Workarounds===

There are a few workarounds, like going to task manager (Shift+Esc) and ending the GoGuardian process. Some schools have disabled ending processes as a result.

There are a few workarounds, like going to task manager (Shift+Esc) and ending the GoGuardian process. Some schools have disabled ending processes as a result. Another workaround is using your own laptop with a browser other than Google Chrome.

Another workaround is using your own laptop with a browser other than Google Chrome.

==References==

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 ==Controversies==
 ===Student data collection concerns===
-According to a study, GoGuardian admins have access to "browsing histories, documents, videos, app and extension data, and content filtering and alerts."<ref>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/how-goguardian-invades-student-privacy?language=en</ref> This is an issue as students in school districts who utilize this software as a service (SAAS) are forced into using school devices with the monitoring software preinstalled, such as Chromebooks.
+According to a study in 2023, school administrators using the GoGuardian admin tool have access to student "browsing histories, documents, videos, app and extension data, and content filtering and alerts."<ref name="EFF">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/how-goguardian-invades-student-privacy?language=en</ref> GoGuardian claims "they de-identify data before sharing it with third parties or other entities", though it is reported the data can be deanominized.<ref name="EFF" /> This is an issue as students in American school districts are under the age of 18, which if advertised to with targeted ads based on their GoGuardian data is a direct violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Also, students who utilize this software as a service (SAAS) are forced into using school devices with the monitoring software preinstalled, such as Chromebooks.
-GoGuardian knows what they are doing because on their [https://www.youtube.com/@GoGuardian YouTube channel], they disabled comments on their videos. On some videos, they disabled like and dislike count but on others, the dislike percent is very high, usually 90-95%. (Data obtained from Return Youtube Dislike Extension)
 ===Workarounds===
-There are a few workarounds, like going to task manager (Shift+Esc) and ending the GoGuardian process. Some schools have disabled ending processes as a result.
+There are a few workarounds, like going to task manager (Shift+Esc) and ending the GoGuardian process. Some schools have disabled ending processes as a result. Another workaround is using your own laptop with a browser other than Google Chrome.
-Another workaround is using your own laptop with a browser other than Google Chrome.
 ==References==
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