School Accused of Using Laptops To Spy on Students

American Voices

February 22, 2010 | ISSUE 46•08

A suburban Philadelphia high school is being sued for giving students laptops with cameras and then remotely activating them. What do you think?

Come on, those kids didn't think that they could just have a free laptop without having to give a little something in return, did they?

Rick Tibet
Systems Analyst
My kid's school tried the same thing, but budget cuts forced them to use disposable cameras taped to math books instead.

Paola Stapleton
Security Officer
My God, this is just like Bentham's Panopticon! Or maybe VoyeurDorm.com. One of those.

Cliff McDowell
Restaurant Manager

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