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privacy issues with e-books from Campus E Books?



Hello all,


I just had a complaint from a TA that the company that issues the e-textbook for my course  (Campus E-Books) requires digital analytics of his electronic device in order to access the book. The TA has complained that Campus E-Books' privacy settings are nowhere near the legal standard, in that consent to being surveilled is not a condition of usage for a regular pdf (the book does not download as a pdf); the TA also complains that Campus EBooks does not publicize information about their data storage on their site.


I know nothing about privacy settings or legal standards. I'm wondering if anyone who is more savvy about these things has perceived a problem with Campus E Books?


I will say, accessing the e-textbook through Campus E Books has been a nightmare; I was fielding multiple emails a day last week from students who were having problems accessing and downloading it.


Thanks for any comments or advice.


Best,

Ronda




Dr. Ronda Arab

Associate Professor of English

Simon Fraser University


pronouns: she/her