Everything you do on a computer generates data. That data is so valuable to governments and corporations that companies like Google and Facebook let you use their services for free-- so they can collect your data and sell it.
So what happens to the data you create on school-issued machines and software? It might interest you to know that "ed tech" has become its own industry, worth an estimated $8B per year.
I'm even more paranoid than usual. I need a tinfoil hat.
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