School used webcams to spy on students

[Jordy]

A school in the US has been accused of spying on its students by remotely activating cameras built into their laptops.

The case has outraged parents and pupils at Harriton High School in suburban Philadelphia and raised serious questions about privacy and ethics.

Parents of one child have filed a lawsuit against the school district in Pennsylvania. They say staff told them the camera on the school-issued laptop had caught their son doing something "inappropriate" at home. Other parents said they were furious.http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100220/tod-school-used-webcams-to-spy-on-pupils-870a197.html

Invasion of privacy much?

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[Alex3213]

Yeah agreed, that is just taking away pupils' privacy and I'm surprised a school would actually spy on them.

[--liger--]

Just go to show how corrupt our school systems are :/

[Richie]

hope they get shut down ;l I wouldn't want my teachers looking at me touching my man parts neither lalala

[Recursion]

Just go to show how corrupt our school systems are :/

I'd like to point out not all schools are like this, the most I spy on is the kid's desktops whilst they are using school desktops, I have my own man parts I can look at if I wanna see that kinda thing LMAO.

[AlexOC]

The computers at ours have webcams built in the screen...

We're not allowed to use them, but we do.

[Jordy]

hope they get shut down ;l I wouldn't want my teachers looking at me touching my man parts neither lalalaThanks for that image.


I'd like to point out not all schools are like this, the most I spy on is the kid's desktops whilst they are using school desktops, I have my own man parts I can look at if I wanna see that kinda thing LMAO.Those kids are under 11 at your school though seeing as it's a primary school. I would hope you don't have the genitals of an under 11 child or the wish to look at them :P

I think for safe keeping though if I'm ever given a school or company laptop I will put some black tape across the webcam to be sure.

[Inseriousity.]

hope they get shut down ;l I wouldn't want my teachers looking at me touching my man parts neither lalala

hehe the teachers would have to use the zoom in feature just to see ;P

I think this is inappropriate. If they were worried about what the kids would be doing, they shouldn't have just given them out. It doesn't take a genius to work out that teenage boy + laptop that isn't going to be seen by parents = ... :eusa_whis

[AlexOC]

hehe the teachers would have to use the zoom in feature just to see ;P

I think this is inappropriate. If they were worried about what the kids would be doing, they shouldn't have just given them out. It doesn't take a genius to work out that teenage boy + laptop that isn't going to be seen by parents = ... :eusa_whis

Haha oh no you didnt!!

And what happens with boys, laptop and no parent. do tell. i'm new to this male thing.

[Recursion]

Those kids are under 11 at your school though seeing as it's a primary school. I would hope you don't have the genitals of an under 11 child or the wish to look at them :P

Nah, I find my genitals are very well formed, possibly far too well for my age ;)

[Jordy]

Nah, I find my genitals are very well formed, possibly far too well for my age ;)You have the genitals of a 60 year-old man then?

Dude if you're interested in Viagra I have a ton of emails for you which might be useful, pop me your email and I'll happily forward them all, there's also penis enlargement emails too if you're worried about it shrinking. Anything to help a friend :)

[GommeInc]

I'm amazed the US schooling system would of allowed this :S It breaks so many laws about privacy, and I'm fairly certain if those laptops were given out under contract it would not of mentioned this... The school should be closed down :/

[Recursion]

You have the genitals of a 60 year-old man then?

Dude if you're interested in Viagra I have a ton of emails for you which might be useful, pop me your email and I'll happily forward them all, there's also penis enlargement emails too if you're worried about it shrinking. Anything to help a friend :)

YOU CHEEKY *******! :O

I'll let you keep those, im sure you'll need them far more than I will, Apparently mine works extremely well in the bedroom! :O

[dbgtz]

Disgusting, imagine if they saw them naked, they would either stare blankly and drool or never look at them properly. But yeah I'd sue their asses.

How old were they and was it a private or public school?

@Recursion, is that you or your shift key talking about being good in the bedroom? ;)

[Inseriousity.]

YOU CHEEKY *******! :O

I'll let you keep those, im sure you'll need them far more than I will, Apparently mine works extremely well in the bedroom! :O

your hand can talk?!! :P

on topic: Even though it was an invasion of privacy, doubt this will happen again now! ;)

[Alkaz]

My school have cameras in the school now. £22m makeover and its all like open plan and in like one 'area' there is about £60,000 worth of laptops, computers and interactive whiteboards so for that I understand it. But not like installed in laptops to see every single student + it would fail as they would have to employ people to watch every camera which would take time etc.

[Seatherny]

break the camera and/or reformat the laptop
or put tape over it / cover it up.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I'm amazed the US schooling system would of allowed this :S It breaks so many laws about privacy, and I'm fairly certain if those laptops were given out under contract it would not of mentioned this... The school should be closed down :/

US Patriot Act broke down a lot of US civil liberties allowing loopholes like this.

[Oleh]

Thats why i always tape/blutack over my laptops webcam whenever i use it/them

[Black_Apalachi]

... They say staff told them the camera on the school-issued laptop had caught their son doing something "inappropriate" at home. ...

Owned! But surely they can get them for paedophilia?

[Aidobmac]

thats freaking creepy