# LANGUAGE translation of https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-edtech.html # Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the original article. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: malware-edtech.html\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-05 12:55+0000\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "Language: \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Content of: msgid "Malware in Educational Technology - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><a> msgid "<a id=\"side-menu-button\" class=\"switch\" href=\"#navlinks\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><a><img> msgid "Section contents" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'alt' of: <div><a><img> msgid " [Section contents] " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p><a> msgid "<a href=\"/\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><p><a><img> msgid "GNU Home" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "</a> / <a href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html\">Malware</a> / By " "product /" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> msgid "Malware in Educational Technology" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to mistreat " "the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers, which puts them " "in a position of power over the users; <a " "href=\"/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html\">that is the " "basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise that " "power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Tech corporations have invaded the education system introducing their " "proprietary products filled with malware. Education is a field that allows " "these companies to easily spread their unjust software in all directions, " "infecting deeply every area of society." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"/education/edu-team.html\">Join us</a> in the fight against the " "use of nonfree software in schools." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "This page lists malicious functionalities found in software used in " "educational environments." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><p> msgid "" "If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't here, " "please write to <a " "href=\"mailto:webmasters@gnu.org\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a> to inform " "us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two to serve as " "specific substantiation." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h4> msgid "Latest additions" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Entries are in reverse chronological order, based on the dates of " "publication of linked articles. The latest additions are listed on the <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html#latest\">main page</a> of the Malware " "section." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A worldwide investigation found that most of the applications that school " "districts recommended for remote education during the COVID-19 pandemic <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20220525011540/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/24/remote-school-app-tracking-privacy/\">track " "and collect personal data from children as young as below the age of " "five</a>. These applications, and their websites, send the collected " "information to ad giants such as Facebook and Google, and they are still " "being used in the classrooms even after some of the schools reopened." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The nonfree app “Along,” developed by a company controlled by " "Zuckerberg, <a " "href=\"https://kappanonline.org/dont-go-along-with-corporate-schemes-to-gather-up-student-data/\"> " "leads students to reveal to their teacher personal information</a> about " "themselves and their families. Conversations are recorded and the collected " "data sent to the company, which grants itself the right to sell it. See also " "<a " "href=\"/education/educational-malware-app-along.html#content\">Educational " "Malware App “Along”</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "EdTech companies use their surveillance power to manipulate students, and " "direct them into tracks towards various levels of knowledge, power and " "prestige. The article argues that <a " "href=\"https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2021/10/25/algorithmic-injustice-in-education-why-tech-companies-should-require-a-license-to-operate-in-childrens-education/\">these " "companies should obtain licenses to operate</a>. That wouldn't hurt, but it " "doesn't address the root of the problem. All data acquired in a school about " "any student, teacher, or employee must not leave the school, and must be " "kept in computers that belong to the school and run free (as in freedom) " "software. That way, the school district and/or parents can control what is " "done with those data." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://internetsafetylabs.org/blog/news-press/me2ba-product-testing-spotlight-report-published-data-sharing-in-primary-secondary-school-mobile-apps-2/\">60% " "of school apps are sending student data to potentially high-risk third " "parties</a>, putting students and possibly all other school workers under " "surveillance. This is made possible by using unsafe and proprietary programs " "made by data-hungry corporations." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<small>Please note that whether students consent to this or not, doesn't " "justify the surveillance they're imposed to.</small>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "A zero-day vulnerability in Zoom which <a " "href=\"https://www.zdnet.com/article/critical-zoom-vulnerability-triggers-remote-code-execution-without-user-input/\">can " "be used to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks</a> has been disclosed " "by researchers. The researchers demonstrated a three-bug attack chain that " "caused an RCE on a target machine, all this without any form of user " "interaction." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Prodigy maths game played in schools at no cost entices students to play " "it at home, where <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/19/maths-app-targeting-uk-schools-is-criticised-over-premium-model\"> " "the company tries to lure them into paying for a premium subscription</a> in " "exchange for mere cosmetic features that, at school, underline the " "socioeconomic gap between those who can afford it and those who can't." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The strategy of <a href=\"/education/edu-schools.html\">using schools as a " "fishing pool for customers</a> is a common practice traditionally adopted by " "nonfree software companies." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The HonorLock online exam proctoring program is a surveillance tool that <a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/students-are-pushing-back-against-proctoring-surveillance-apps\">tracks " "students and collects data</a> such as face, driving license, and network " "information, among others, in blatant violation of students' privacy." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Preventing students from cheating should not be an excuse for running " "malware/spyware on their computers, and it's good that students are " "protesting. But their petitions overlook a crucial issue, namely, the " "injustice of being forced to run nonfree software in order to get an " "education." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "According to FTC, the company behind the Zoom conferencing software <a " "href=\"https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/zoom-lied-to-users-about-end-to-end-encryption-for-years-ftc-says/\">has " "lied to users about its end-to-end encryption</a> for years, at least since " "2016." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "People can use free (as in freedom) programs such as <a " "href=\"https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jitsi\">Jitsi</a> or <a " "href=\"https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/BigBlueButton\">BigBlueButton</a>, " "better still if installed in a server controlled by the users." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Proprietary programs Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and WebEx <a " "href=\"https://www.consumerreports.org/video-conferencing-services/videoconferencing-privacy-issues-google-microsoft-webex-a7383469308/\">are " "collecting user's personal and identifiable data</a> including how long a " "call lasts, who's participating in the call, and the IP addresses of " "everyone taking part. From experience, this can even harm users physically " "if those companies hand over data to governments." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Apple iOS version of Zoom <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account\">is " "sending users' data to Facebook</a> even if the user doesn't have a Facebook " "account. According to the article, Zoom and Facebook don't even mention this " "surveillance on their privacy policy page, making this an obvious violation " "of people's privacy even in their own terms." msgstr "" #. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't have notes. #. type: Content of: <div><div> msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S NOTES*" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to <a " "href=\"mailto:gnu@gnu.org\"><gnu@gnu.org></a>. There are also <a " "href=\"/contact/\">other ways to contact</a> the FSF. 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