2026-05-08 01:49 UTC
I've seen questions about the #instructure #canvas leak, to the effect of "why's the data so dangerous if there's nothing financial in it?"
There are identifiers, for one thing.
But I think the real threat is... look, students send instructors some really heavy and confidential stuff in Canvas messaging sometimes. Health stuff. Family stuff. Relationship stuff. Occasionally even crime stuff.
I really am relieved that I direct students to email. I feel horrible for what could happen.
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@addison@nothing-ever.works 2026-05-08 09:31
@dsalo@digipres.club Yeah, terrified to have these conversations in any digital format to be honest, especially when it can get the students in trouble (e.g., trans/queer folks in Texas).
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@sarae@ecoevo.social 2026-05-08 14:15
@dsalo@digipres.club it's really hard for me to believe -- and I say this as someone with kids who are affected -- that anyone is going to care enough to sift through this material to try to blackmail students who are notoriously broke I get that this feels like a violation but I don't think making it sound scarier than it actually is helps the people affected