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School Spyware (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Hi. My school just started issuing devices last year, and they have this Lightspeed spyware on them. Last year I was able to remove it by booting into Linux from a flash drive and moving the files to a separate drive and then back at the end of the year. This year I have heard from sources that they have ways of detecting someone booting from Linux so I am hesitant to do that option. My only other idea is to buy an old laptop off eBay that looks like it and install Linux on it. I could probably get one for about 50€. Does anyone have any cheaper ideas?

Oh also talking to IT isn’t an option.

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[–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

If it truly does have a keylogger then that’s really bad as it means they have access to your passwords and any other sensitive data you might type. How certain are you that it includes a keylogger?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Generally security programs like this that do keylogging are context aware and don't include passwords, plus if it's a managed device they probably wouldn't need keylogging to obtain passwords if that was the objective. Significant amount of endpoint protection software will allow for RAM capture, which would have your passwords as well.

    Furthering this, if you're accessing managed applications (say OneDrive or Sharepoint) it's common to prevent access to a device that doesn't have all of the monitoring software installed.

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