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University of Iowa student files privacy lawsuit, boycotts class until school improves online security

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Dissent

Brooklyn Draisey reports:

A University of Iowa student who feels his online security and that of all UI students who use Zoom to access classes has been compromised has brought a lawsuit against the university, alleging negligence and seeking relief and an order for the university to secure its online instruction.

Marc Muklewicz, a 46-year-old criminology student close to finishing his degree, said an unauthorized video taken of him in an online class and posted on social media led him to learn that anyone with the link to a UI Zoom course could access it without needing to log in with university credentials or with any other form of verification.

The UI has refused to remedy the situation and ensure his and other students’ data is private, Muklewicz said, and he is currently refusing to attend classes until he knows that when he logs into a course, he is safe in doing so.

Read more at Iowa City Press-Citizen.

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