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re Lower Merion School District used webcams on students
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:55:01 -0500
Clearly the court will determine what the facts are. The tradition in most schools is that the student is always guilty
Dave Begin forwarded message:
From: "David P. Reed" <dpreed () reed com> Date: February 19, 2010 10:08:14 AM EST To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] Lower Merion School District used webcams on students
School admits software was installed, intended to be used for "security"http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/19/school-district-admi.html On 02/19/2010 05:39 AM, David Farber wrote:Begin forwarded message: From: "Peter Jensen" <peter () peterjensen com> Date: February 18, 2010 4:39:38 PM EST To: "David Farber" <dave () farber net> Subject: Lower Merion School District used webcams on students <http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/17/school-used-student.html> According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion SchoolDistrict (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated bythe schools' administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. The issue came to light when theRobbins's child was disciplined for "improper behavior in his home" andthe Vice Principal used a photo taken by the webcam as evidence. The suit is a class action, brought on behalf of all students issued with these machines. Lawsuit link: <http://craphound.com/robbins17.pdf> FYI - this is a Federal class action lawsuit, asking for monetary damages of $100/day for every day the student's privacy was violated. ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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