Oct. 14, 2022

North Carolina Universities watching students’ social media

North Carolina Universities watching students’ social media
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North Carolina Universities watching students’ social media

Universities secretly track students social media in North Carolina

Seven North Carolina universities are paying an outside company to monitor students’ social media accounts. Is this spying? In this WRAL Daily Download Julian Grace talks with WRAL investigative reporter Cullen Browder. The two discuss the primary function of the tracking data, how universities are using it, and the growing opposition against it. The discussion also explores if this form of tracking can disrupt violent plots from happening on campus.