ACLU Criticizes School Surveillance Dangers And Marketing Deception

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• "*****[***]" ******* **** "******" *** ***** deceptive *********, ** ********* **** *************** claims, ********* *************, ***.
• "*****[***] ** **** ****** ******, ****** uncommon ****** **** ** ****** ********* and ******** ** ***** ** ***** demand *** ***** ********"
• ********* ******** ******* ****

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**** ** ***** ********* ********* ********* the **** *** ******** ********* *****-***** independent ******* ** **** ******* **** informative *********.

*** **** **** ****** **** ***** the ******** ** ***** ************ *** speculative, *** ***** *** ****** *** often ********* ** ****** *********, ** the **** ****: "** ***** ***** for ******, ****** ********* *** ************* exposing ***** ******** ** ****."

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2. ****** *********** ********
3. ****** *******
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5. ****** ***** ********** ********
6. ******* ************** **********
7. ****** ********** *** *** *********
8. ****** *********
9. ******* ********* *** *********
10. ****** ***** ********** /**********

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**** ** *** ****'* ****** ** dedicated ** ****** ***** **********, ******* communications **********, ****** **********, *** ****** proctoring (***** ***** ******* ** ******-****** laptops). *****, ** ***** ************ *** out ** *** ***** ** ****'* research, **** **** *** ** ******* in **** ******.

No ******** ********* ** *** ****, ********* ***** *** *********

***** *** **** ******** *****-***** *** detection *** ******* *********, *** **** did *** ******* *** ******** ********* technologies ** *** ****. *******, ** a ********* ******* **** ***** ***** "weapon *********," *** **** ***** **** physical ********* ********* ** ********* ** video-based *** ********* *** ******** ***** alarms ** *********** *** *******, ** shown *****:

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***** ** ** *** **** ****** about ****** ***** **********, ******* ************** monitoring, *** ***** ******* ********** ************, based ** *** ****** ******** ** the **** *** *****, ** ******* that ******* *********, ******** *********, *** video-based *** ********* ****** ** ******* as *******:

1. ******** ********* (***** *********, "******* *********", and, ** **** *****, *** *********)
2. *****-***** *** *********
3. ******* *********

"No ******** ** ********"

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** *** ***** ************, *** **** cites ******* (*,*,*) ******* **** ******** ***** ** no ***** *********** ******* ***** ************ and *** ********* ** ******** ** schools. *** *****, *******, ***** **** video ************ *** **** ****** ******** crimes, ** *** **** **** ** its ******:

************, *** **** ***** ***** **** although *** ** ******** ******** ********may ****** ** ******* ******** ***** ** **** *******, none ***** ********, ********* ************ ******, ******* ***** *** ** *********** — **** ******* ** ********* ********. [emphasis added]

*** **** **** ****** *** ******** and **** *** ******** **** ***** products *** "**** * ********** ****" in ******* ******** ****:

**** ******* ** ****** ************ ****** companies, ****Axis, ********, *** ********, all **** ********, ******* ********* ***** ********, **** ***** *******’ *** **** * ********** **** ** ******* *-** ******** ****. Yet, studies of video surveillance and crime prevention have found that cameras *** *** ****** ******* *****, and those findings are echoed in the research literature on school safety as well.

"*************"

**** ******* **** *** ******** "*** strongly ********** ****-******* ********** **** *** marketing *******," ***** ****** **** ** capitalize ** **** **** *** **** sales. *** ****** *******. ******* *****, * ******** ****** *** ***** critic ** "******* *********," *** ****-*** Markit (*** ***'* **)*** *******, **** **** ****** * ******* perspective ** *** *****, ** *** graphic ***** *****:

** ***** *** ***** ***** ****** up *** ****** ****, *** **** provided * *** ******** **** *** marketing ** ******* ********** ********* (*** example,******,****, ***.; *** *******, *******'* ****** ********* **** ** *** claims). *********, *** ******* ***** ***** excerpts **** *****'*, ********'*, *** ********' marketing **** *** ** ******* ** using *** ******'* ****:

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"Claiming ******* ******* **** ********"

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2. ****** ****** ** ******* ********,
3. *********** *************,
4. ******** ******** **** *****,
5. ************ ***-*** ******* *******

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*********, ***** ********* ****** **** *** device *** *********** ******* ****** *** innocuous ******* (********* ****** *********** ******** ** ***** this), "************ *********", *** ***** ******* claims, ** *** ******* ***** *****:

** ** ******* ** ************* *********** the **** **** *** ********* ** Avigilon's ******* ** ** ******* ** insinuating *************, ** *** ******* ***** shows:

**** *** *** **** ** **** this ********* ** *** ******* ******* of *** *******.

******, **** ******* **** ******* ** stating "***** *** ********** ********," ***** "would ****** ****-*******," *** ****** ************ companies "********* *****[*] ******* **** ****** administrators *** *****, ***** ** **** uses ** ******** *** ***** ** other ****** *********".

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Availability ** ********** *******

**** ******* **** *** ****** ************ industry's ******** ** ** ***** *** the ********* ********** ***** ** ******* the **********, ****** *** ********* ***** for ****** ********* *******, ** ** said:

** [****** ************ ********] ***'* ***** It *****, *** ** ***** **** School ***'* **** ** *** *** It

*** *******, ** *********** ***** ***** * *** ****** superintendent, ******** ** *******, ** "*****" other ********* "*** ** *** ******* COVID ***** ** *** *** *** upgrades" - *******'* ****** *** **** ******* ** this *****.

*********, ********, * *****-***** *** ********* company, ********** **** **** ** ********** *********** *** ** **** ** ******* the **********, ********** *** ****** ******** and ********** ******* (****) ********** ***** program *** ***** *** ***** (********** and ********* ****** ********* ******).

*********, ** ******* ****,********* **** ******* * ***** ********* **** *********** *** ***-****** ************* "secure ****** *** ********** ******** ******** and *******."

Many ******** ***'* **** *****

***** *** ****** ******** ******* *** products ** ******** **** *** ******** security *** **** ******** **** *****, the **** ******** ****** ******* ******* that ** **** *****, *** ************ technologies **** *** ******** ******:

"Surveillance ********** ** ******* ** ******* ****, *** ******* ****"

* *** ******* ** *** ****** is ********* ** *** ******** ******* of ********** ************ ************ ** *******, with *** **** ******** **** **** deployments:

• "********* *******,"
• "***** *****,"
• "******* ****-****"
• "********* ****"
• "*********** *****"
• *** **** "********* ***** ** ************ students" (******** ** *****, ******** **** disabilities, ***.)

***** ******** **** ** ***** ****** from ****** ***** **********, ****** ********** through ******-****** *******, *** ******* ************* monitoring, *** **** ********* ************ ******* and ********** ********* (**** ***, ******** recognition) ** ****** ******** *******.

*** *******, ** ****** **** *** mere ******** ** ******* *** ****** students ** ******* **** "**** *** allegedly ** ***** ** *******":

** *** **** ** ******* ************ measures,like ******** *******, **** ************ ******** **** ** ******* ** * ******** ******** ** *** ******* **** *** ********* ** ***** ** *******. ... While threats like mass shootings are actually quite rare, in **** ******* ***** ********* *** ***********, ** ** *** **** **** *** ****** ** **** ********. [emphasis added]

*** **** **** ********* *** ************ performance ** ****** *********** ** ****** of ***** **** *** **** ** people ***** *************, *********** ******* ** unpleasant ********:

***** ******* *** ****** *********** **********,its ****-********** ************ **** ** ***** ** ********** *********** ***** ** ***** can also lead to Black and Brown students and their family members being ************* ** ****** ******* ** ********** ** ***** ** * **** ** ******* ******** **** ****** *******. The resulting harms could range from humiliation to criminal arrest. [emphasis added]

******, *** ***** ****** ************ ********* potential ***** ********** ** ******** ****** and/or ** ******** ******** ****** ** non-harmful ************:

** *** ** *******,a ******* ***** ******* ***** * ****** ** *** *** ** * ******** ** *** *******, **** ** **** ** ********* *** **** **** ****** ** *** ************ ** ** *******. The impact of such false notifications can be particularly problematic for overpoliced and overdisciplined student populations, such as students of color and disabled students. (2) Additionally, for certain student populations who may exhibit different traits and behaviors than nondisabled student, like autistic students who already face challenges in school, such ******* *** **** **********-******* ********* ** *********** **** ****** **** *** ***. [emphasis added]

EdTech ************ ******** ** "*******, ***** *** ********, ** ****** *****"

** ********* **** ***** ********* ********** to **** **** ********, **** ** these ********* *** ** *********, *** the **** ********** **** ***** ********* are "*****, *** ********" ******* ** making *****.

********, ** ******* **** ******* ********** to **** ** *********' ********* ********* to **** ********** *********, *** ******** will ****** *** ******* ***********:

*** ** **** ** ****** ********* continue ** **** ********* ***** ** information ******** ** *** **** **** companies **** *** ******* ** **** schools ***** ****** ************ ********, *** EdTech ************ ********, *** *** ***** students, **** ** *** ******* ***********.

ACLU ******** *********, ******** ********** ****** *** Advocacy

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*******, *** **** ********** *** ********** of ********* ****** ** *** ********** and ************* ** ************ ************:

*** ***** *** **** ***** ********** our ********’ ******* *** ********* ****** student ************ ********** ********-******,our ***** **************, ***** *** ** *** **** *********, ** ** **** ******* ****** ***** *** ******* ******** *** ***** ***** ** ******* ************ [emphasis added]

*** *** ********** **********, *** **** highlighted **** ********* ************** **** *** should **** ** **** **** ******** if *** ***** ** *** * certain ************ **********, *********:

• *** "****** *** *** **** ***** their ******** ******"
• *** "****** *** **** ** *************** efficacy ****** ******* ** **** ** EdTech ************ ********* *** **** * financial ******** ** *** **** ** the ************"
• *** "****** **** ** * *** priority ** ***** ***** *** ******* impacts ** ************ ************ ** ******** and ***** ****** ********* *******"
• *** "****** ***** ****** ** ***** about *********** *****"

****'* **** ***** ***** *** ********, in ***** *** *****, ** ***** on **** ***** "*********" ** **** the ******** ** *** ******* **** conclude **** *** **** ** ************ technologies ******** *** ****, ** *** excerpt ***** *****:

No ***** ** ******* ****

***** **** *** ***** *********** ****** them ****** * **** ** **** points *** ****** ******** ******* ***** surveillance ************ ** *******, **** *** amount ** ******** ********* **** ****** shootings *** *** *** ****** ** funds ********* ** *********, **** **** not *** *** ****** ************ ******* down *** **** ****.

** ***** *****, **** ******* (*** customers, ** *******) *** ****** ********* on *** ** ******* ********* ******** of ******* ******, *** ********** ** independent *******, ********, *** ********* ****** be ***********.

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