TECH BUZZ : A Philadelphia high school is being accused of giving out laptops equipped with cameras that could be remotely accessed. One student claims he was disciplined for improper behavior based on a photograph taken in his home by his school-issued laptop. This wins today's “Least Credible Story Reported by Credible Sources” Prize. I kind of hope it's true, just because, holy fuck. The Best Links: School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home Parents: school used webcam to spy on our kid at home School ‘spied on pupils at home through webcams’ School district accused of issuing webcam laptops to spy on students Robbins v. Lower Merion School District (PDF) Read
