Some of the LinkedIn Responses are direct and on-point, and also hilariously/depressingly based depending on how you look at it:

EDIT: In hindsight, I think I should’ve looked into posting this in a different community… It’s closer to a silly “innovation”… soo… is this considered FUD? I also don’t support smoking or vaping, especially among kids. Original title had “privacy-violating” before the “solution”.

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    2 months ago

    This may be a controversial take, but maybe we shouldn’t surveil children in bathrooms full stop.

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      There’s no indication they use cameras in there. It’s most likely just a sensor for vape smoke, similar to your common fire alarm.

      And if it makes bathrooms a place where everyone can breathe without inhaling nicotine, I’m all for it. This is not a serious privacy concern.

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        2 months ago

        Anything that picks anything up in a bathroom is a privacy concern.

        In usual schools teachers are required to walk through every bathroom once in every break because the children are hiding in there to skip going in the yard. I do think this is much more annoying though.

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      I think your take is too far. It’s just beyond reasonable.

      If a teacher were outside the room and heard a loud crash, they’d go investigate. This is doing the same thing.

      It isn’t identifying individuals, it doesn’t record any information about a person, it simply flags that somebody is breaking the rules and is worth taking a look.

      This is about the least invasive technological solution you could get.

      And it’s a heck of a lot better than alternatives like removing the stall doors.

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      2 months ago

      It’s not surveilling children, it’s surveilling the byproducts of vaping.