Probe of school surveillance software finds privacy abuses, inaccurate results

>An investigation into the educational technology company GoGuardian revealed the surveillance software used by schools across the country has routinely invaded students’ privacy and incorrectly flagged non-explicit content as harmful, according to an investigation by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
GoGuardian is used to surveil about 27 million students in 11,500 schools nationwide, according to EFF, which says the software consistently flags innocuous content such as college websites, counseling and therapy sites, and pages with information about drug abuse, LGBTQ+ issues …

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