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Built-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling bin (www.mercurynews.com)
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There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of "planned obsolescence".

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[–] DingoFan@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago

I never really understood the need for that strickt controll of the hardware

Federal laws and rules for educational technology:

CIPPA - https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act

COPPA - https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa

and to an extent

FERPA - https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html