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MS Seeks Patent For Repossessing School Computers

Posted by kdawson on from the what-were-they-thinking dept.

theodp writes "Microsoft has applied for a patent for 'securely providing advertising subsidized computer usage.' The application describes how face-recognition webcams and CAPTCHAs can be used in schools to ensure that computer users are paying attention to ads, and the recourse of 'disabling or even repossessing the computer' if they are not."

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  1. Re:um, no? by back_pages · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Did you even read the patent?

    There is no patent. There is a patent application. This is part of why I incessantly request that Slashdot stops posting stories about patents.