Ian Linkletter
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Emerging Technology & Open Education Librarian fighting for freedom of expression, access to information, and fair dealing rights.
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Indefensible to argue this belongs in schools.
Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's role in suicides, delusions | TechCrunch
In one case, 23-year-old Zane Shamblin had a conversation with ChatGPT that lasted more than four hours.
techcrunch.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Indefensible to argue this belongs in schools.
UBC just released its FY25 Statement of Financial Information. It shows $46,540 spent on Proctorio last year. That’s a lot to spend on academic surveillance software that UBC banned in 2021 for discriminatory practices. vpfo-finance-2024.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/1...
vpfo-finance-2024.sites.olt.ubc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
UBC just released its FY25 Statement of Financial Information. It shows $46,540 spent on Proctorio last year. That’s a lot to spend on academic surveillance software that UBC banned in 2021 for discriminatory practices. vpfo-finance-2024.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/1...
Is the Microsoft Teams logo supposed to look like it's out of a horror movie?
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Is the Microsoft Teams logo supposed to look like it's out of a horror movie?
My employer's Acceptable Use of Information Technology policy says "Users should have no expectation of privacy regarding any information stored on or transmitted using Institute assets".
Privacy is a right. I am working to get the policy changed.
Privacy is a right. I am working to get the policy changed.
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My employer's Acceptable Use of Information Technology policy says "Users should have no expectation of privacy regarding any information stored on or transmitted using Institute assets".
Privacy is a right. I am working to get the policy changed.
Privacy is a right. I am working to get the policy changed.
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My Microsoft Teams phone requires me to rate the previous call before making a new call. I miss my regular phone.
October 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My Microsoft Teams phone requires me to rate the previous call before making a new call. I miss my regular phone.
I have been analyzing the impact of Zero Textbook Cost courses at BCIT since we launched the initiative.
Students can check the course outline system to identify ZTC courses before registration.
In the 2025 Summer and 2025 Fall terms, 543 BCIT instructors marked 1,205 courses Zero Textbook Cost!
Students can check the course outline system to identify ZTC courses before registration.
In the 2025 Summer and 2025 Fall terms, 543 BCIT instructors marked 1,205 courses Zero Textbook Cost!
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I have been analyzing the impact of Zero Textbook Cost courses at BCIT since we launched the initiative.
Students can check the course outline system to identify ZTC courses before registration.
In the 2025 Summer and 2025 Fall terms, 543 BCIT instructors marked 1,205 courses Zero Textbook Cost!
Students can check the course outline system to identify ZTC courses before registration.
In the 2025 Summer and 2025 Fall terms, 543 BCIT instructors marked 1,205 courses Zero Textbook Cost!
Schools pay Proctorio hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. This money helps fund a five year multi-million-dollar lawsuit against me for daring to criticize them. Meanwhile, their competitors are earning tens, even hundreds, of millions simply by not being Proctorio.
October 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Schools pay Proctorio hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. This money helps fund a five year multi-million-dollar lawsuit against me for daring to criticize them. Meanwhile, their competitors are earning tens, even hundreds, of millions simply by not being Proctorio.
“The Etobicoke data centre, dubbed YTO 40, was approved to use up to 39.75 litres of water per second for cooling purposes, according to planning documents submitted to the city. That would be the equivalent of around 1.2 billion litres a year, or 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools.”
Thirsty AI datacentres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight. CBC News investigation.
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.
www.cbc.ca
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
“The Etobicoke data centre, dubbed YTO 40, was approved to use up to 39.75 litres of water per second for cooling purposes, according to planning documents submitted to the city. That would be the equivalent of around 1.2 billion litres a year, or 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools.”
Thirsty AI datacentres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight. CBC News investigation.
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.
www.cbc.ca
October 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Thirsty AI datacentres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight. CBC News investigation.
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
Thousands of chat communities will be displaced by Mattermost's decision to discontinue Team Edition. Not a good day for open-source ed tech. mattermost.com/blog/introdu...
Introducing Mattermost Entry: A Smarter Starting Point for Secure Collaboration
Mattermost Entry provides the full Enterprise feature set with lightweight usage limits for the complete Mattermost experience from day one.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Thousands of chat communities will be displaced by Mattermost's decision to discontinue Team Edition. Not a good day for open-source ed tech. mattermost.com/blog/introdu...
F12 will also lock you out of a Proctorio exam. Miss the backspace key and you're screwed.
Just learned that CTRL+F will lock you out of a Proctorio exam. That's an accessibility barrier.
October 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
F12 will also lock you out of a Proctorio exam. Miss the backspace key and you're screwed.
Just learned that CTRL+F will lock you out of a Proctorio exam. That's an accessibility barrier.
October 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Just learned that CTRL+F will lock you out of a Proctorio exam. That's an accessibility barrier.
BCIT interviewed me. I’m proud to work here. www.bcit.ca/news/stories...
“Some people say AI is inevitable and we should give up,” Ian reflected. “But we can’t. This is exactly the moment to fight for an ethical future.”
“Some people say AI is inevitable and we should give up,” Ian reflected. “But we can’t. This is exactly the moment to fight for an ethical future.”
AI’s shortcut to cheating: Why Google’s “homework help” button crossed the line - BCIT
When Google quietly tested a “homework help” button inside its Chrome browser earlier this month, the company likely expected little more than quiet adoption. Instead, the experiment provoked outrage ...
www.bcit.ca
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
BCIT interviewed me. I’m proud to work here. www.bcit.ca/news/stories...
“Some people say AI is inevitable and we should give up,” Ian reflected. “But we can’t. This is exactly the moment to fight for an ethical future.”
“Some people say AI is inevitable and we should give up,” Ian reflected. “But we can’t. This is exactly the moment to fight for an ethical future.”
The only so-called "ed tech" company that has ever sued its own customers is Proctorio. You'd be safer with anyone else. Out of all the proctoring companies, Proctorio is the litigious one.
Protect students. Cancel Proctorio.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Protect students. Cancel Proctorio.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
EFF Client Erik Johnson and Proctorio Settle Lawsuit Over Bogus DMCA Claims
EFF client Erik Johnson, a Miami University computer engineering undergraduate, reached a settlement in the lawsuit we brought on his behalf against exam surveillance software maker Proctorio, in a vi...
www.eff.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The only so-called "ed tech" company that has ever sued its own customers is Proctorio. You'd be safer with anyone else. Out of all the proctoring companies, Proctorio is the litigious one.
Protect students. Cancel Proctorio.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Protect students. Cancel Proctorio.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We have freedom of expression and can refuse to use AI to write emails at work.
October 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
We have freedom of expression and can refuse to use AI to write emails at work.
ICYMI: University of Waterloo has discontinued use of Turnitin's AI detector.
"Given the expense of the tool in U.S. dollars, unreliability, and bias, it was determined the costs associated with Turnitin’s AI detection feature outweigh the benefits."
uwaterloo.ca/associate-vi...
"Given the expense of the tool in U.S. dollars, unreliability, and bias, it was determined the costs associated with Turnitin’s AI detection feature outweigh the benefits."
uwaterloo.ca/associate-vi...
Discontinuing use of AI detection functionality in Turnitin - September 2025 | Associate Vice-President, Academic | University of Waterloo
Information for instructors about Waterloo's decision to discontinue use of Turnitin, the AI detection tool as of September 2025.
uwaterloo.ca
October 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
ICYMI: University of Waterloo has discontinued use of Turnitin's AI detector.
"Given the expense of the tool in U.S. dollars, unreliability, and bias, it was determined the costs associated with Turnitin’s AI detection feature outweigh the benefits."
uwaterloo.ca/associate-vi...
"Given the expense of the tool in U.S. dollars, unreliability, and bias, it was determined the costs associated with Turnitin’s AI detection feature outweigh the benefits."
uwaterloo.ca/associate-vi...
Google Docs history is no longer valid for attempting to detect use of AI. Time to end this harmful practice.
google wants to introduce errors into my spreadsheets and attribute them to me
October 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Google Docs history is no longer valid for attempting to detect use of AI. Time to end this harmful practice.
It has been 1,860 days since Proctorio sued me. Every day is felt.
October 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It has been 1,860 days since Proctorio sued me. Every day is felt.
The National League for Nursing is discontinuing the use of Proctorio on October 31st. Perhaps they don't like doing business with litigious bullies.
October 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The National League for Nursing is discontinuing the use of Proctorio on October 31st. Perhaps they don't like doing business with litigious bullies.
I don't want to work. I want to make my Lego Game Boy.
October 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I don't want to work. I want to make my Lego Game Boy.
UBC failed to meet FOI response timelines in 90% of requests, audit finds.
“This report is a cautionary tale for all public bodies about what can happen when they treat transparency as secondary rather than fundamental to their core mission", said the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC.
“This report is a cautionary tale for all public bodies about what can happen when they treat transparency as secondary rather than fundamental to their core mission", said the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC.
Overview of the Audit Report: The University of British Columbia's duty to assist.
Full overview: www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/in...
Full overview: www.oipc.bc.ca/documents/in...
September 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
UBC failed to meet FOI response timelines in 90% of requests, audit finds.
“This report is a cautionary tale for all public bodies about what can happen when they treat transparency as secondary rather than fundamental to their core mission", said the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC.
“This report is a cautionary tale for all public bodies about what can happen when they treat transparency as secondary rather than fundamental to their core mission", said the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC.
Earlier this month, Temple University published new Proctorio documentation confirming that Proctorio still tracks head and eye movement in 2025.
Recording this as evidence of five years of harm.
foxonline.temple.edu/wp-content/u...
Recording this as evidence of five years of harm.
foxonline.temple.edu/wp-content/u...
September 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Earlier this month, Temple University published new Proctorio documentation confirming that Proctorio still tracks head and eye movement in 2025.
Recording this as evidence of five years of harm.
foxonline.temple.edu/wp-content/u...
Recording this as evidence of five years of harm.
foxonline.temple.edu/wp-content/u...
If you liked me when I called out Google, don't be surprised when I call out Microsoft.
September 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you liked me when I called out Google, don't be surprised when I call out Microsoft.
CBC reports that TikTok has been collecting sensitive information from hundreds of thousands of Canadians under 13 years old. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Privacy commissioners find TikTok collected sensitive data from Canadian children | CBC News
The immensely popular social media app TikTok has been collecting sensitive information from hundreds of thousands of Canadians under 13 years old, a joint investigation by privacy authorities found.
www.cbc.ca
September 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
CBC reports that TikTok has been collecting sensitive information from hundreds of thousands of Canadians under 13 years old. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...