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PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams

Posted by timothy on from the wait-for-your-health-insurance-computer dept.

jargon82 writes "A Pennsylvania high school is using laptops they issued to students to spy on them in homes and outside of school. According to a class action filling the webcams and microphones in these laptops could be remotely activated by school officials, and have been used in this role. One student was accused of 'improper behavior in his home' and the school provided a photo taken via his laptop as proof."

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  1. If a student was dressing in front of their laptop by scoser · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You could probably nail the school for possession of child pornography.

  2. Think of the children by OzPeter · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The schools sure were .. and now I'm waiting for all of the school officials who had access to this or contributed to performing this act to be charged with child porn.

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  3. Hang on there.. year 2012 is coming.... by ub3r+n3u7r4l1st · · Score: 0, Redundant

    fixed that title for you.

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