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Ep 293 - Big Brother Is Watching with Nolan Higdon

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The Surveillance Economy in Education

This chapter explores the intersection of surveillance capitalism and the education sector, emphasizing how changes in privacy laws like FERPA have enabled tech companies to exploit student data for profit. It critiques the complicity of government and private industry in eroding individual privacy rights and highlights the broader implications of data tracking on society. The discussion also addresses the impact of neoliberalism on educational technology, revealing how it often perpetuates inequality rather than improving outcomes.

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