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

[Anderson, Stuart L]

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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