School Accused Of Spying On Kids In Their Homes With Spyware That Secretly Activated Webcams

Posted by Tux De Luxe at 20:43 18/02/2010
School Accused Of Spying On Kids In Their Homes With Spyware That Secretly Activated Webcams: "A whole bunch of you are sending in this absolutely horrifying story of a school district outside of Philadelphia that apparently gave its students laptops that included hidden software that allowed district officials to secretly turn on the laptops' webcams and monitor student activities, no matter where they were. This all came to light when a student was disciplined for 'improper behavior in his home' with the evidence being a photo of the kid from his laptop webcam. The district is now being sued for this. It's rather stunning that anyone thought this was a good idea. Secretly spying on children in their homes when they have a very real expectation of privacy is downright horrifying. It's not hard to see how this could be abused in very dangerous ways.

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