[NNagain] tech feudalism

[Lee]

On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 8:09 AM Dave Taht via Nnagain  wrote:
>
> This discussion about withdrawing computers from the Danish school
> system made a lot of good points.
>
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39286269

I like the english translation of the injunction report :
  https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/D4E1FAQFd_XMkoJOAcw/feedshare-document-pdf-analyzed/0/1706608145644?e=1707350400&v=beta&t=5M_LW6Zk1ZL4YIh4tWV6lo-LQ9xYfZ8s-0mpr1SxGyE

"Before using a tool, you as a data controller must get an overview of
how personal data is processed in
it, and you must be able to document it. That requirement applies to
all organisations. But when it
comes to public authorities - where we which citizens themselves
cannot opt out of our information
being processed - the Danish Data Protection Authority has a special
expectation that the necessary
analyzes are both carried out and documented," says Allan Frank, IT
security specialist and lawyer at
the Danish Data Protection Authority

It's a shame the US Govt isn't better at protecting our privacy.  It's
not like we can opt out of the government processing our data, but
clearly they don't care.  ref
  https://digital.gov/guides/dap/
  Federal agencies are required to participate in the Digital
Analytics Program (DAP).

  https://digital.gov/guides/dap/common-questions-about-dap/
Q: When will the Digital Analytics program migrate to Google Analytics 4?
A: On July 1, 2024, the Digital Analytics Program (DAP) will replace
Universal Analytics (UA) with Google Analytics 4

If someone want's to argue that google _promised_ not to use that data
for advertising, fine.  I won't argue about it, but they're still
collecting that data and I don't see where they're promising to delete
it.
& I suspect it isn't helping all that much, but it makes me feel
better to block dap.digitalgov.gov, google-analytics.com, etc. on my
home network.  And who knows, it might even be doing some good :)

> I have sometimes been a bit frustrated by those that want to extend
> the internet into schools. I am all in favor of assistive technology
> (like flash cards! Duolingo!) but the rest... no.

I got annoyed with my son's school not giving him adequate math
training - the resolution was school paying for a Johns Hopkins
distance learning math program and 50 minutes a day for him to take
the class.  Needless to say, I liked having Internet in his school.

I asked my wife what she thought of 5 yr olds being given chromebooks
for school.  She said most of them end up on mathshelf.  She also
liked that it taught the kids that laptops weren't just for games or
youtube vids.

And for people that worry about kids being stuck to their screens, try
showing them something like
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMfAx7kvF3Y
and having them be the creator (instead of the consumer)

and from further on down in the thread:
> Wealthy and healthy have the advantage for sure.
> > [RR] Healthy … absolutely yes!  Wealthy … not so sure.

Wealthy, as well as a two parent household.. absolutely yes.  If you
need two jobs to survive or both parents are working I'm guessing it's
that much harder to put restrictions on screen time or monitor what
they're looking at on that screen.

Regards,
Lee