Canvas is open source, but its cloud services ransomware attack really hurts
date linked: 9 May 2026
source: link to article, from werd.io
Ben’s perspective here is useful.
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Amazing time of year for this to happen.
Saw an AI “summarize this discussion” button in Canvas today and it was a real downer. It seems to be only instructor-facing, which is better(?) but still makes me angry.
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