School remotely turns on kids webcam, catches kid at home doing naughty things.

[Krynn72]

God I'm glad I finished school years ago. Kids these days have it really bad.

The remote activation of his webcam was exposed when student Blake J. Robbins was disciplined for "improper behavior in his home" by the Vice Principal, who provided a photo taken by the webcam as evidence.

Apparently the laptop was never paid for and was therefore believe to be stolen and therefore they turned on the camera to see who was using it.

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/webcam-student-spying-macbook-lawsuit,news-5884.html


EDIT: An earlier article on the same thing.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/student...news-5878.html?xtmc=school_uses_webcam&xtcr=3

Gizmodo supposedly heard from some of the students involved in the class action suit. One said that his 2008 MacBook's camera light would turn on at random.

Frequently, the green lights next to our iSight webcams will turn on. The school district claims that this is just a glitch. We are all doubting this now.

Oh boys.

 

[Nomad]

I wonder what the kid was doing?

 

[Laivasse]

'Blake, I've called you in here because you've been VERY naughty with the school's equipment! DON'T PLAY INNOCENT WITH ME! We've got this picture of you stroking off your proud, stiff cock in front of the macbook we provided! Had this happened a few decades ago, I'd be smacking you on your smooth, succulent buttocks by now! WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT, BLAKE?!?! Perhaps if you make it up to me somehow, I won't suspend you...!'

On phone later to a concerned parent: 'No, it's fine, just assure little Tina that the webcam light is a known glitch.... and tell her to uncross her legs...'

How is this anything less than a criminal investigation?

 

[MJ12]

You can remotely turn on a webcam?? That's absurd.

 

[<RJMC>]

You can remotely turn on a webcam?? That's absurd.

they did it in ncsi!

 

[OmegaX]

Did he steal the laptop from the school? I'd do the same thing if someone stole mine.

 

[Laivasse]

No, read the story. The laptop was provided by the school. The 'theft' is most likely BS cooked up by the school in order to cover their arses, confuse the details and turn it back on the kid (which seems to be working ).

If he had stolen anything, then he would have been disciplined for that rather than "improper behaviour in the home". 'At first we were a little miffed because you stole the laptop, but then we caught you BEHAVING IMPROPERLY and were simply OUTRAGED...!!!' Horseshit.

 

[Sulkdodds]

The idea of disciplining a student for improper behaviour in their own home is absurd. And then you get to the methods used to discover it...

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

What in the f*ck is wrong with people these days?

 

[Tyguy]

this is really quite infuriating. not just because the student was disciplined for something that had NOTHING to do with his behavior at school but also the fact that this breaks a number of privacy laws. what if there was a naked child in the room with the laptop when the camera went on?

absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Shyam]

What in the f*ck is wrong with people these days?

They've all gone fascist like numbers

 

[VirusType2]

what if there was a naked child in the room with the laptop when the camera went on?

absolutely fabulous.

Made me laugh, sorry.

 

[ríomhaire]

Oh christ if I was that boy's father I would drive straight into the school and talk face to face with the principal. I'd format the laptop too if possible. Or at the very least see if I could hunt down whatever software they were using and remove it. If I was one of the kids who have the others I would set up a sign in front of the laptop when I wasn't using it saying "piss off".

 

[Acepilotf14]

I want to know what the hell he was doing, did they ever say?

Masturbating?
****ing a pillow?
Hitting the bong?

 

[Vegeta897]

The idea of disciplining a student for improper behaviour in their own home is absurd. And then you get to the methods used to discover it...

A guy was successfully charged for being naked in his own kitchen. A mother and daughter walked by and saw him.

 

[Warped]

this is why I don't like webcams. that and I'm ugly looking

 

[Vegeta897]

For some reason, that post with your avatar made me laugh.

 

[swan_song1973]

A guy was successfully charged for being naked in his own kitchen. A mother and daughter walked by and saw him.

haha, i read about that guy. all he wanted to do was enjoy his coffee.

 

[Krynn72]

A guy was successfully charged for being naked in his own kitchen. A mother and daughter walked by and saw him.

wtf. In the US I assume?

 

[flamingdts]

So not only do pervs get to spy on people naked, but they get money for doing so as well?

 

[VirusType2]

For some reason, that post with your avatar made me laugh.

Hahah, true. I re-read it in Peter Griffin's voice.


When I was a little kid I remember trying to figure out if the TV was capable of seeing me, even though I was pretty sure it wasn't - BUT WHAT IF IT WAS A GOVERNMENT SPY TOOL.

 

[<RJMC>]

Hahah, true. I re-read it in Peter Griffin's voice.


When I was a little kid I remember trying to figure out if the TV was capable of seeing me, even though I was pretty sure it wasn't - BUT WHAT IF IT WAS A GOVERNMENT SPY TOOL.

you where screaming at it right?

and your parents send you to a special institutte right?

 

[15357]

They've all gone fascist like numbers

I prefer the term 'security-oriented'.

 

[Solaris]

it all sounds peado-tastic to me

 

[Escaep]

When I was a little kid I remember trying to figure out if the TV was capable of seeing me, even though I was pretty sure it wasn't - BUT WHAT IF IT WAS A GOVERNMENT SPY TOOL.

My grandparents thought so also and got their receiver removed.

 

[Moto]

I cover my iSight camera with electrical tape because of an irrational fear of being watched like this.

 

[Krynn72]

I cover my iSight camera with electrical tape because of an irrational fear of being watched like this.

Ha, the electrical tape doesn't work, I can still see through....

err.... ha ha thats a silly thing to do. Nobody is spying on you. Why are you putting your shirt back on?

 

[Tagaziel]

That's ****ed up. And perfectly absurd - how can a school discipline pupils for stuff done away from it?

 

[FishBulb]

The most hilarious part?

Blake Robbins told KYW-TV on Friday that a school official described him in his room and mistook a piece of candy for a pill.

"She described what I was doing," he said. "She said she thought I had pills and said she thought that I was selling drugs."

Robbins said he was holding a Mike and Ike candy, not pills.

 

[Calhoun]

That's ****ed up. And perfectly absurd - how can a school discipline pupils for stuff done away from it?

I believe that every school in my country has its own policy or code of conduct that you are supposed to follow closely.

A policy is usually in place to cover underage drinking, vandalism, or to try to reinforce (mainly by deterring unacceptable behavior) positive behavior. I don't think that a violation could lead to direct legal action, but punishment in the district is likely, and of course if the violation involved any illegal activity it could be passed onto authorities at the discretion of the board.

I don't believe that evidence of an illegal activity acquired in this manner could actually be used though, unless they were able to convince the court that it was their laptop and camera and that they had every right to activate it regardless of location or regardless of whose privacy it may violate.

 

[Tagaziel]

I believe that every school in my country has its own policy or code of conduct that you are supposed to follow closely.

I can understand following it on school grounds.
I can understand following it during school time.

I cannot understand punshing someone for what he's doing in his own free time, in his own room, where he has the right to privacy.

This is about as sensible as punishing someone for watching legal porn in the privacy of his own home.

 

[Calhoun]

I can understand following it on school grounds.
I can understand following it during school time.

I cannot understand punshing someone for what he's doing in his own free time, in his own room, where he has the right to privacy.

This is about as sensible as punishing someone for watching legal porn in the privacy of his own home.

Like I said, it's mostly (if not all) to cover illegal stuff like underage drinking or drugs, vandalism or abuse and such. They aren't allowed to spy on you though.

 

[Danimal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp9xWeT98zQ

 

[Naph]

Damn, now that just annoys the shit out of me.