PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams

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."

Comments

Re:Why am I not surprised.

[NiceGeek]

Please shoot yourself if you think that private education doesn't do the same thing, even home schooling is mostly based on indoctrination.

Re:Tape

[t0p]

Do you own a cellphone? Are you aware it is possible for someone with access to the network to activate your phone's mike, turning it into a listening device? Are you aware that some cellphones can actually be switched on remotely? Now you know, I assume you'll keep your phone in a sound-proof box when you're not using it.