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Sadly, it's not. I've had lots students who would use the Opera VPN or one of the "free" anti-virus providers VPNs because they got sold (by adds or dumb friend
by consonaut 6y ago
Sadly, it's not. I've had lots students who would use the Opera VPN or one of the "free" anti-virus providers VPNs because they got sold (by adds or dumb friends) that it would be safer.
You seriously over-estimate the "tech-savviness" of the average student and that really is part of the issue I'm pointing out here.
- alistairSH 6y agoI can confirm. The average graduating high school senior or first-year college student is woefully inept at technical tasks. They grew up with tablets and smart phones, but outside the common apps, they aren't any more tech-savvy than anybody else. Source: I work in tech for higher ed.
- fulafel 6y agoFor their threat model, they could be right - they could be successfully defending against school network surveillance and/or censorship.