DataU: A Laker-Led Dive Into Student Surveillance

DataU: A Laker-Led Dive Into Student Surveillance
Podcast Description
This limited series explores how universities collect, monetize, and manage student data. Through interviews and in-depth discussions, SUNY Oswego's COM527 Spring 2025 class unpacks the hidden systems behind campus tech and raises critical questions about privacy, consent, and control in higher education.
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Explores topics such as data privacy, monetization of student information, and ethical concerns in surveillance systems with episodes detailing the implications of consent policies, the business side of student data, and AI in monitoring international students.

This limited series explores how universities collect, monetize, and manage student data. Through interviews and in-depth discussions, SUNY Oswego’s COM527 Spring 2025 class unpacks the hidden systems behind campus tech and raises critical questions about privacy, consent, and control in higher education.
In the final episode of the series, the team reflects on the insights gained from investigating student data systems in higher education. This closing conversation brings together key takeaways across episodes—covering surveillance, policy, profit, and power—and offers thoughtful recommendations for how data practices can become more transparent, ethical, and student-centered. The episode invites listeners to consider how meaningful change can emerge when students understand and challenge the systems that shape their digital lives.

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