Online Colleges Could Spy On Students – By Law

skeazer writes "Tucked away in a 1,200-page bill now in Congress is a small paragraph that could lead distance-education institutions to require spy cameras in their students' homes. It sounds Orwellian, but the paragraph — part of legislation renewing the Higher Education Act — is all but assured of becoming law by the fall. No one in Congress objects to it."

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I tend to masturbate at home during work breaks

[Anonymous Coward]

Will they watch that too?

And to think. . .

[saterdaies]

I thought school was for learning things rather than getting a fancy piece of paper.

Re:And to think. . .

[BunnyClaws]

While it may be true for you that school is for learning things, it really depends upon which school and program you mean. The majority of the training/education industry (as far as the government is concerned) is about meeting industry's HR needs, and has nothing to do with the lofty goals of education for the benefit of the individual.

Bah, speak for yourself. I majored in Anthroplogy with a concentration in Feminist studies. I would comment more on this but I have to get back to waiting tables.

Re:And to think. . .

[FLEB]

My current business card reads "Lead Systems Engineer" -- and yes, it's a real business card from a real company that has very large very real clients. I have a lovely office, with a door and windows and everything.

So... you work for a printer?

Well, I guess no more online education

[oodaloop]

I'll go to a brick and mortar school next time. No way am I putting one of those things in my house.

Re:Right.

[Ngarrang]

And you would be right. Was the summary that obvious?

I am looking for a long wire:

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

I am looking for a extra long USB cable extender. It should plug in to the computer in the next room and allow the thingie given by the university to by in my room, allowing me to pretend I am working on a computer, while my friend, (friend? What friend charges 200$ for one lousy test, he is no friend) Venkatasubramaniapalvayantheeswara Rao takes the examn on the other computer.

Easily Defeated

[kellyb9]

Start attending online class in your birthday suit, and they'll quickly do away with this restriction.

Re:At what cost?

[MightyYar]

So how will all that bandwidth hurt my p2p downloads?

Extra points if your ethics exam is what's killing your download rate.

Re:As a non-American your system of laws seems bro

[xnt_hehe]

item 1 on bill: save distressed orphan puppies from torture.
item 2 on bill : give 10 trillion dollars to the military and surrender your right to vote.

Why would you vote against a omnibus bill that wants to stop puppy torture?! Are you some kind of sicko!!

Re:Right.

[znerk]

I always thought it stood for "full", as in "complete".

As in "read the full manual" or "read the full article".

Here's how to end it

[fishbowl]

1. Be under 18 years old
2. Perform a sex act on the camera.
3. Compel discovery against the university for possession of child pornography.
4. ???
5. Profit!!!

Re:Nobody but yourself?

[Anonymous Coward]

a) Not necessarily. Most jobs that supposedly require a degree --- don't. Even those that do probably don't require a lot of the required courses that do not exist for educational, but political reasons.

b) Not possible. Axia would pass a turd if it could sign a check.

c) Are you kidding? Cheaters are management material!

Oh come on.

[Digestromath]

You're telling me you would rather travel to a brick and mortar school, sit in an uncomfortable institutional chair, comply with thier schedule, stifle your yawns while listening to Professor Curmudgeon and not look at online porn while doing calculus etc... all instead of being involved in the filming of College Girls Taking Tests III: Dirty Dirty Math? Well someone clearly has thier priorities wrong.