To me this title seems very odd; where I live the phrase 'getting over something' means 'no longer worrying about that thing'. But that's not what this article offers; quite the opposite. It restates in the strongest terms possible the privacy concerns students have in an era of ubiquitous surveillance. Perhaps in terms that are too strong. For example, the article asserts that "surveillance of all kinds, including data capture, harms vulnerable populations." No doubt vulnerable populations can be harmed by surveillance, but they can also be protected by it. There are many cases where surveillance is desired and expected: in enforcing financial regulations to prevent corruption, in observing elections to ensure fairness, in police bodycams to prevent unwarranted force, in open courtrooms to ensure justice, and in the workplace to ensure equity. Where surveillance becomes harmful is when only vulnerable populations are targeted. This should be questioned. But a blanket prohibition on surveillance seems at the very least to be unwise.
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