Big Brother Is Here: Families Say Schools Snoop in Their Homes With District-Issued Laptops & Webcams

PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A federal class action claims a suburban school district has been spying on students and families through the "indiscriminate use of and ability to remotely activate the webcams incorporated into each laptop issued to students," without the knowledge or consent of students or parents. The named plaintiffs say they learned that Big Brother was in their home when an assistant principal told their son that the school district knew he "was engaged in improper behavior in his home, and cited as evidence a photograph from the webcam embedded in minor plaintiff's personal laptop issued by the school district."

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