Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Government schools are watching you
Holy George Orwell, Batman!
"The incident revealed that the school district had the power to remotely turn on the webcam in the MacBook at any time and record the images.
"Blake's parents have sued the school district in federal court accusing the district of spying on the students and their families and asking for an injunction preventing the district from remotely activating the webcam, or recalling the MacBooks for fear the district will erase evidence of the cameras' activation."
"The incident revealed that the school district had the power to remotely turn on the webcam in the MacBook at any time and record the images.
"Blake's parents have sued the school district in federal court accusing the district of spying on the students and their families and asking for an injunction preventing the district from remotely activating the webcam, or recalling the MacBooks for fear the district will erase evidence of the cameras' activation."