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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    1 year ago

    are you in europe/EU? (judging by currency symbol)
    what about talking to the relevant GDPR authority?

    there should be a clear route of complaint.

    start by submitting a subject access request
    " what infomation do you hold about me, or that you can link to me?"
    “give me a copy”
    " what procesing are you doing with it"
    " have you shared it? with whom?"

    so this process in iself should reveal all processing that they think youve consented to - gives you a basis to challenge.

    if they lie to you, that’s anothet offence.