Scottish university agreed to monitor students for arms company

Extremely disappointing #Heriot-Watt University doesn’t respect, prioritise #students over corporations

The Uni will monitor student #chat groups and #discussion #forums for talk of any planned #protest, monitoring #CCTV for signs of #groups #gathering, and having an “enhanced” physical presence on the day to “help safeguard the #Raytheon employees attending.”

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25308679.edinburgh-university-agreed-monitor-students-arms-company/

#privacy #spying #PeopleNotProfits #Scotland

Scottish university agreed to monitor students for arms company

Emails reveal that an Edinburgh university agreed to monitor its students at the request of an arms company

The Herald