Introducing Instructure's Surveillance Top 10, featuring Proctorio, Honorlock, YuJa, Turnitin, Piazza, McGraw Hill, Microsoft, Google, Perusall, and Pearson.
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Ian Linkletter
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Emerging Technology & Open Education Librarian. My work focuses on protecting students from the harms of academic surveillance. I defend freedom of expression, access to information, algorithmic transparency, privacy, and fair dealing rights.
![Screenshot from Instructure Acceptable Use prohibiting content that "violate[s] the law in any way, including by storing, publishing or sharing material that is infringing, fraudulent, defamatory, misleading, or damaging to Instructure in any way."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wfn35dbu44wxf7o6wyrqzi4l/bafkreie54np7x6cpd6ibfync4or77rmdmii5zuijwyq3icw76cele72b3q)
![Excerpt from Order P21-08 of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for BC:
"[22] Pursuant to s. 36(1)(b) of BC PIPA, I make the following order:
a. Clearview is prohibited from offering its facial recognition services that have been the subject of the investigation, and which utilize the collection, use and disclosure of images and biometric facial arrays collected from individuals in British Columbia without their consent, to clients in British Columbia;
b. Clearview shall make best efforts to cease the collection, use and disclosure of (i) images and (ii) biometric facial arrays collected from individuals in British Columbia without their consent; and
c. Clearview shall make best efforts to delete the (i) images and (ii) biometric facial arrays in its possession, which were collected from individuals in British Columbia without their consent."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wfn35dbu44wxf7o6wyrqzi4l/bafkreiarqmusr5uzenjhwi2gbwkmhdiavo2ip4qb4753ismkvan7glkoui)
![Risk Profile
- Is the project within an area of intense public scrutiny (e.g. because of privacy concerns) and/or frequent litigation? Yes [Points: +3]
- Are clients in this line of business particularly vulnerable? Yes [Points: +3]
- Are stakes of the decisions very high? Yes [Points: +4]
- Will this project have major impacts on staff, either in terms of their numbers or their roles? Yes [Points: +3]
- Will the use of the system create or exacerbate barriers for persons with disabilities? Yes [Points: +4]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wfn35dbu44wxf7o6wyrqzi4l/bafkreicjzhgkjkvumhcsdn5i2gcwvyg5zir6ov3v3g5igbu5jblriplknu)
