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School Spyware (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 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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[–] 8 points 2 years ago

In the workplace, when you grow up (I'm not cutting you down I mean literally when you are older) you will be issued a work machine packed to the gills with network monitoring software.

Rule number one of being a saavy modern tech employee:

Don't do shit but work on your work laptop. I plug it in to an Ethernet connection, disable Bluetooth and wifi, do my job, and have the rest of my life on other devices.

A second sub-part of this is that when you are on company grounds, never connect your phone to the wifi

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