In “Hijacked Homework,” we peel back the curtain on the hidden data‑mines lurking in today’s classroom tech—from free‑tier badge apps to AI‑powered tutor bots—showing how every click, screenshot and smart‑board swipe can be turned into a surveillance snack. Sudo walks you through the legal maze (FERPA, COPPA, GDPR) and hands you a toolbox of low‑cost, high‑impact counter‑measures so parents can keep their kids’ learning private and their grades… well, actually just the grades.

Chapters:

• Intro and The WhatsApp Suit: Discusses the “gold‑star” badge trap that turns a harmless math app into a data‑harvesting machine. Along with an update on WhatsApp.
• Class is in Session: Dissects ClassDojo’s free tier, revealing the staggering amount of student metadata it hoards indef ...