[Year 12 IT Apps] School accused of spying on students at home

[Kent Beveridge]

With the privacy laws we have...could that happen here too??  And what about the implications internationally and with future software/hardware developers on what they ship with their products.
Imagine it...iPods, iPhones and other purveyors with built in monitoring that is hidden, purely for market research of course,...???
May be worth the discussion on the privacy outcome later this year methinks!

Hey, how about how the school is going to explain THAT one to the families involved. No Mark, I reckon I am happy NOT being on that board thanks...got enuf to worry about now mate.

Kinda makes ya wonder eh??

Hey Max? Yes 99? Did you see THAT?  er, no 99...missed it by THAT MUCH!  (couldnt resist throwing this in..).
Wait for the TV series and comedy show skits on this one(oh, and the obligatory YOUTUBE clip for promo with the facebook page discussion and apology???)..hehehe...

Kent.
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I'd love to have been in the school meeting that authorised that decision!

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Anderson, Stuart L <anderson.stuart.l at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:anderson.stuart.l at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
School accused of spying on students at home

A US high school has been accused of spying on students at home through webcams in their laptops.

A lawsuit filed against the Lower Merion School District in Philadelphia claims laptop computers issued to students by the school came with remotely-activated webcams which it used to monitor their activities at home.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/school-accused-of-spying-on-students-at-home/story-e6frfro0-1225832172208

Stuart Anderson
VCE Accounting and IT Applications teacher
Kambrya College

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