Do folks at @youngrewired & @codeclub realise that by partnering with Google they’re legitimising/normalising the business of surveillance?
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We need *independent* technology education initiatives that are not sponsored by/legitimise/normalise corporate surveillance. +
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@aral@dajbelshaw I'd go further and say we shouldn't have exclusively windows and office in schools -
@nuxnix Indeed. And yet Microsoft is the last-generation threat; Google & Facebook are the current generation threat. +@dajbelshaw -
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@aral@dajbelshaw there is a terrible irony there - schools can't even get current generation about the lack of neutrality in their tech -
@nuxnix Can’t disagree with that. +@dajbelshaw
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@aral YRS is a sub of RS which has a Google Fellow as CEO. 1+1=2 me thinks? - 1 more reply
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@aral@youngrewired YRS is becoming more diverse (gender and race), but holding it almost at Lands End was a terrible idea & no you !Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral focus your energy on producing/promoting alternatives, without that you are in danger of turning into Richard Stallman.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@CasparBowden@youngrewired I hate when teachers at my school use "Google" as a verb, no, the verb, for researching something.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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