It would seem that big brother has taken over your nation. This is something I would call a basic liberty, the right to one's own privacy. Just because they were talking about something elicit doesn't make them guilty. You always have to consider context, although talking about something that is sencitive may not be necessarily appropriate it doesn't mean that that person is guilty of set act. As we all know we are innocent until proven guilty. If these kids are doing something like dealing drugs as was mentioned in the article then these kids are smart enough to know that these are illigal substances and just use code words to describe what they are talking about. Now the teachers may come accross a lighthearted comment that my be a little inaapropirat and be able to use this information against a student. All in all I don't think this is going to acheve what the teachers are hopping that it will.
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It would seem that big brother has taken over your nation. This is something I would call a basic liberty, the right to one's own privacy. Just because they were talking about something elicit doesn't make them guilty. You always have to consider context, although talking about something that is sencitive may not be necessarily appropriate it doesn't mean that that person is guilty of set act. As we all know we are innocent until proven guilty. If these kids are doing something like dealing drugs as was mentioned in the article then these kids are smart enough to know that these are illigal substances and just use code words to describe what they are talking about. Now the teachers may come accross a lighthearted comment that my be a little inaapropirat and be able to use this information against a student. All in all I don't think this is going to acheve what the teachers are hopping that it will.