OMG is right! Scary. Talk about not wanting to look a gift horse in the
mouth but then finding out the horse is a Trojan one. A little duct tape
over big brother's eye I think is quite appropriate.
Bonnie Martiny
Media Specialist
Thibodaux LA
bmartiny@bellsouth.net
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Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:01 PM
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Subject: [LM_NET] School laptops used to spy on students
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/17/school-used-student.html
OMG! You are absolutely going to believe the stupidity of the school
administrator who approved this.
"According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District
(PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled
Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools'
administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even
their families. The issue came to light when the Robbins's child was
disciplined for "improper behavior in his home" and the Vice Principal used
a photo taken by the webcam as evidence. The suit is a class action, brought
on behalf of all students issued with these machines."
Nancy
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Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://csriu.org
nwillard@csriu.org
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