[Year 12 IT Apps] U4O2 - nasty tricks by rent-to-buy laptop sellers in USA

[ATKINSON-BUCK, Damien]

You'd think people would have learnt from the Phillidelphia school district doing that!
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/webcam-spy-scandal-broadens/

BTW, I think the journalist needs to update his photos :)


Damien Atkinson-Buck
KLA Head - MYP Technology & SYP Info Tech
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From: Mark KELLY [mailto:kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2012 1:21 PM
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Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] U4O2 - nasty tricks by rent-to-buy laptop sellers in USA

I thought the privacy breaches in my U4O2 were a bit exaggerated... but they're nothing compared to what the companies in the good ol' US of A can manage.

This will startle you...

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/09/laptop-rental-spyware-scandal/


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