[Year 12 IT Apps] Policy question on computer spying

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Watch out, could be illegal. I'll leave it to a lawyer to explain but we
looked at this a decade ago. Check out the policy about the use of
recording equipment such as security cameras as I think the scope covers
what you are describing, keyboard loggers and more. Different to the
helpdesk stuff such as Apple Remote Desktop that could be used to offer
remote assistance.

It is potentially a minefield if you are covertly or routinely looking at
any teachers screen (email, home drive etc.) without their explicit
knowledge, good reason and due process. Can be easily done but basically
the final answer was by all means analyse activity that has been logged and
draft behaviour guidelines, but don't let let technical sweeps and
unauthorised probes replace supervision, senior departmental and union
advice.

I also think it gets increasingly pointless unless you have a full time
agent phone tapping all the conversations in a school, peeking on the
screens of thousands of netbooks and devices and snooping at the contents
of school lockers. Tackle the bad behaviour, not the technology.

Regards Roland

On 6 March 2012 12:01, Simone Tynan <Simone.Tynan at shcy.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> We have remote desktop program that allows us to look at any computer in
> the school (yes, including staff computers). I am in the process of
> drafting a policy to go to leadership on the use of Remote desktop.
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> I would be interested if other schools have policies directly relating to
> teacher use of the RD. Especially looking at the computers of students *not
> directly under your supervision.*
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> Would appreciate any comments on the long these lines.
>    Thanks,
> Simone
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2010

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