<story><title>FTC to crack down on companies that illegally surveil children learning online</title><url>https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/05/ftc-crack-down-companies-illegally-surveil-children-learning-online</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>SamuelAdams</author><text>Why stop at children? College students have been increasingly surveilled during the pandemic and the shift to online education.&lt;p&gt;The popular tool Lock Down Browser is more or less spyware that takes over your device, monitors every click, and watches every movement. And yet most colleges and universities can’t reliably detect cheating even with this tool.</text></comment>
<story><title>FTC to crack down on companies that illegally surveil children learning online</title><url>https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/05/ftc-crack-down-companies-illegally-surveil-children-learning-online</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>NetBeck</author><text>The FTC signaled this move and others earlier this month.[1]&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;“During the pandemic reliance on these technologies really dramatically increased and Americans are now often dependent on these key digital tools and services to navigate their day to day lives,”&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;“Children should not be required to sign up for surveillance in order to sign up to do their schoolwork,” Khan said Wednesday.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;thehill.com&amp;#x2F;policy&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;3516884-ftc-chair-khan-expecting-very-active-year-ahead&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;thehill.com&amp;#x2F;policy&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;3516884-ftc-chair-khan...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>