Surveillance risks and data security Context: Campus protests and federal scrutiny The path forward A coalition of privacy and civil rights groups has called on US universities to end campus surveillance and secure sensitive student data, warning that current practices put protesters and other vulnerable communities at risk. The letter, sent to leaders at 60 prominent institutions, comes amid mounting federal pressure to address allegations of antisemitism and limit campus demonstrations.The groups stressed that universities must resist threats tied to federal research funding in order to uphold academic freedom and protect students, faculty, and other members of campus communities from...