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A4B4N4

A4B4N4 March 8, 2025, 12:18 a.m.

Looking for best vpn for chromebook that actually works with school device?

Freaking out about privacy on this school-issued chromebook. Got caught in a weird situation where:

  • Device is "managed" by school district 
  • Admin blocks most regular installations 
  • Noticed weird activity logs appearing 
  • Sometimes see camera light flicker randomly??? 
  • Can't afford separate device right now

Stuck using this thing for assignments but also need some privacy for my own stuff (banking, social accounts, etc). Anyone cracked this code or am I just digital cattle for the education surveillance complex? 😭

Psauqa

Psauqa March 8, 2025, 4:52 p.m.

Droppped my school laptop in toilet "accidentally" and got normal laptop with financial aid money. Sometimes problems solve themselves 🚽

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beex

beex March 8, 2025, 8:02 p.m.

rookie mistake using school tech for personal stuff. library computers + flash drive = problem solved

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sadfgtr

sadfgtr March 9, 2025, 6:11 p.m.

Theres literally no solution that works 100% - education chromebooks designed specifically to prevent this. System working as intended sadly

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JGUAR6

JGUAR6 March 10, 2025, 10:21 p.m.

Wrap chromebook in aluminum foil when not using for class. Blocks remote activation signals. Call me paranoid but mine hasn't randomly activated since 🔍

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boilond

boilond March 11, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

My brother got detention for installing proxy. Don't risk your academic record for this

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revanelli

revanelli March 12, 2025, 12:43 a.m.

Meanwhile our teachers don't even know how to share their screen properly lmaoo. Depends on your school's tech savviness

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8825

8825 March 13, 2025, 3:17 p.m.

Chromebook privacy nightmare drove me insane until someone recommended nordvpn service. Decent balance of privacy without triggering security flags. don't do anything stupid tho

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viktor59

viktor59 March 14, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

security is an illusion 

resistance is futile 

the machines are watching

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The™DeSTRoYeR

The™DeSTRoYeR March 16, 2025, 9:07 p.m.

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ SCHOOL WIFI LOGS EVERYTHING REGARDLESS OF VPN (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

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14val14

14val14 March 20, 2025, 5:20 p.m.

question - does your school agreement specifically forbid vpns? mine had clause where even attempting bypassing monitoring = academic integrity violation = could affect college apps

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AK57

AK57 March 25, 2025, 4:38 p.m.

Secret workaround: enable guest mode before doing personal stuff. Separate session isolated from main profile monitoring. Won't stop everything but helps against casual snooping

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addecycle

addecycle March 29, 2025, 11:23 p.m.

Nobody talking about cost??? Why we normalizing students paying for privacy tools when schools violating basic digital rights for free???

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alex990323

alex990323 April 1, 2025, 8:09 p.m.

three words: portable linux usb

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UsedApple

UsedApple April 3, 2025, 11 p.m.

YES! boot from usb and school management extensions completely bypassed. reboot normal for classes = no evidence

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satt

satt April 6, 2025, 1:05 a.m.

sToP bEiNg PaRaNoId, tHeY'rE nOt WaTcHiNg YoU... message typed by school IT admin

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inSaj

inSaj April 11, 2025, 6:02 p.m.

Tried bunch of options when school gave us locked chromebooks - only surfshark's chromium extension let me access banking without triggering admin alerts. Small victory in ongoing digital prison break

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sc3217

sc3217 April 18, 2025, 9:42 p.m.

Convinced schools using surveillance tech to prepare us for lifetime of corporate/government monitoring. They're not teaching subjects anymore, they're teaching compliance

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vfvf12345

vfvf12345 Aug. 12, 2025, 6:43 p.m.

does the activity log thing only pop up on certain sites or is it constant? also does ur school let u use any extensions at all or is it fully locked? asking cuz mine was similar till they relaxed a bit

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er22222

er22222 Dec. 4, 2025, 12:15 a.m.

Сamera light flickering randomly? lmao maybe the school installed a ghost in ur chromebook to make sure ur not texting during class. ur not the main character in a spy movie chill

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BLACKS

BLACKS March 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m.

Had the same managed chromebook headache with my son last semester. I just hooked his up to my GL.iNet Opal when he needed to do personal banking and stuff. The router handles the vpn part so no fuss on the actual device

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bad6666

bad6666 June 30, 2026, 3:02 p.m.

vpn on school chromebook be like putting a fake mustache on ur dog and thinking no one will notice its still a dog lmao

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