John,
Universities are under pressure from large academic publishing corporations to install invasive spyware. This spyware would surveil students and researchers alike, harvesting their biometric and browsing data whenever they access an academic article.
SIGN THE PETITIONWorse, the data collected by academic spyware would then be sold to the highest bidder, including law enforcement. Proponents of spyware say that university systems must be protected from bad actors and insecure databases, but what they really want to do is discourage supporters of the free, easier-to-use academic repositories that many researchers prefer. And, they want to turn detailed information on academics into a product for purchase.1
Spyware is a huge threat to academic freedom at institutions of higher learning worldwide. Sign on now if you agree that mass, monetized surveillance of students and researchers is a horrible idea.
Hope the rest of your weekend is more relaxing than reading this was!
Lia and the team at ❤️Fight
Footnotes:
1. .coda: https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/spyware-in-libraries/
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