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FBI Probing PA School Webcam Spy Case

Posted by Soulskill on from the looking-to-defend-their-turf dept.

On Thursday we discussed news that a Pennsylvania high school was spying on students through the webcams in laptops that were issued to the students. The FBI is now taking an interest in the case, investigating whether federal wiretap and computer-intrusion laws were violated in the process. "The FBI opened its investigation after news of the suit broke on Thursday, the law-enforcement official said. Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman may also investigate, she said Friday." Ferman said her office is "looking to see whether there are potential violations of Pennsylvania criminal laws."

4 of 312 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Damn Good. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not Orwell, don't overuse it.

    First thing I thought was "Pedobear would be proud."

  2. Who's FBI is this? by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't the FBI in charge of invading our privacy, not protecting it?

  3. Re:Update from Dr. McGinley, LMSD, 2010/02/19-10PM by rockNme2349 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not necessarily:
     
    n = 0
    n < 50
     
    I don't see any incongruencies there.

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  4. Re:Damn Good. by theaveng · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope that by the time the U.S. Government (FBI) is done with this school, not one concrete block is standing atop another.

    Every single person involved in this should be fired, and the school closed, to be replaced by a better school that is not corrupt.

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