Both in high school and college I used PLENTY of stuff that I didn't want to and was never provided "alternatives" if I didn't consent. Seriously, endpoint protection products centrally controlled with total system access control are not uncommon in these settings.
You are claiming I can opt out of all of this if it invades my privacy?
The school had a third party vendor that tracked every keycard access to every lock on campus - I'd def like to opt out of that!
There's a difference between the school allowing tracking your use of their equipment and the school requiring you to use tracking software on your own machine.
Of course, if the schooling is voluntary; either private K-12 or any collegiate level, then you just have to play by their rules or go home. Someone could definitely bring the case against a state K-12 requiring Zoom use though, were they properly paranoid, motivated, and funded.
Privacy legislation in America has not kept up with technology. But if you're going to a public school you can at least take political action at the School Board level.
It might not be a legal requirement, but it may be ethically wrong, and university staff who act unethically can face consequences. Student organizations are hopefully not totally powerless, though they are no doubt using Zoom for meetings too.
Both in high school and college I used PLENTY of stuff that I didn't want to and was never provided "alternatives" if I didn't consent. Seriously, endpoint protection products centrally controlled with total system access control are not uncommon in these settings.
You are claiming I can opt out of all of this if it invades my privacy?
The school had a third party vendor that tracked every keycard access to every lock on campus - I'd def like to opt out of that!