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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Feb 2014

    If you’re going to give kids Chromebooks in schools, you might as well serve them McDonald’s for lunch too. #corporatesurveillance

    4:51 AM - 25 Feb 2014
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      2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        …because it’s clear you don’t have a single clue about what’s in their long-term interests.

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      3. Dave Kirk‏ @crocofdev 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral not really the same. CS won't lead to obesity, poor nutrition and 1000's of other health issues...

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      4. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @crocofdev

        @dkirk No, but corporate surveillance will lead to loss of privacy and thus loss of civil liberties and human rights.

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      5. Dave Kirk‏ @crocofdev 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral hopefully you saw my next reply that is in agreement with this, just don't agree with the comparison

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      2. Holger Bartel‏ @foobartel 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Point taken, but wouldn’t you think it’s still better than none at all?

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @foobartel

        @foobartel If that was a dichotomy, then sure. But it’s not. Many other options, including entirely open systems.

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      4. Holger Bartel‏ @foobartel 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Ok, that’s true. The problems that kick in are money, power and influence I suppose. But education & awareness are the start… So yes.

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      2. Dan Shernicoff‏ @BrasSMan75 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral No. Chromebooks are an inexpensive way to give every student a laptop. Schools that are doing so already use Google Apps for Education

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BrasSMan75

        @BrasSMan75 Oh, so they’ve already bought into corporate surveillance so it’s ok. Gotcha! :)

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      4. Dan Shernicoff‏ @BrasSMan75 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral saying that it's "surveillance" implies that identifying data is desired - which it isn't. All net ad companies want data to target.

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      2. Alexander Repty‏ @arepty 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral I thought they already did this in the US.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @arepty

        @arepty It wouldn’t surprise me.

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      4. Alexander Repty‏ @arepty 25 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Apparently, they lean more towards Taco Bell: http://johnrobbins.info/blog/mcdonalds-hospitals-schools/ …

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      1. David Goemans‏ @dgoemans 25 Feb 2014
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        @aral wait, McDonald's spies on us? How did they make the camera edible?

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      1. Sheldon‏ @tooshel 25 Feb 2014
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        @aral What's the alternative? Lower TCO but a little more spying. Seems to be the compromise people are willing to make.

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