Thread: Big Brother is Watching your Teenagers

You are not a minor, and you agreed to that as a condition of your employment...

I can't say that this case is unbelievable because things like that happen more and more in our modern society. Most of them just don't get caught.

Installing that spy software in the name of 'security' should have ringed bells in those who were responsible. Or there is no control when doing something in the name of the security.
I hope those people involved will never be able to work again with a)kids, b) security, c) computers.

Originally Posted by mackie

I saw a program on TV where some neighbor who did carpentry instaled cameras in peoples attic when he worked for them and would spy on them in their bedrooms. They took him to court but to my amazement they said it was nothing more than a misdemeanor since there was no audio on the cameras. Un believeable. This is one of the worst things I have ever read. If I were the parent I believe I would be wanting to beat the crap out of who ever is responsable.

Simple, the guy who does this will have to relocate. If he doesn't, there are tons of local "news" channels interested in running a big show on this. And when he's relocated, of course he'll be relatively easy to find, so you can pull that once or twice until it bores you.

Sure, bigtime A-hole behaviour, but it'll teach a valuable lesson to people not to do this kind of stuff.


edit: Laptops that I get from employers get webcames taped over and mics blocked.

Originally Posted by Bruno

It was abused.
The school contacted one of the parents because they had proof of 'improper behavior' of the kid in his own room.

Goodness.... this needs a reference.
It implies systematic monitoring which opens the door
for legal action that boggles the mind.

Having a camera on a computer is VERY COMMON
but having software installed that permits remote
activation is technically invasive at a lot of levels.

The first easy to install computer camera I recall was
the Indy Cam on a Silicon Graphics computer. It had a big sliding
shutter on it. You could see from cross the room that
it was "open" or "closed". I recommend blue tape or
a band-aid with a the bit in the middle to protect the lens from glue.

Of interest Adobe Flash has the ability to
open the camera and microphone. Check
your settings even it you do not have a microphone
or camera.
Adobe - Flash Player : Help - Camera Settings

I hope the school district settles out of court otherwise those kids will wind up owning that district or municipality.

I hope they do not settle out of court. This needs to be on the national news if our liberal media will carry it. This might be going on somewhere else. People need to be alerted about this.

Originally Posted by PA23-250

I sincerely think the school administrators involved in this should be given life in prison without possibility of parole. I'm absolutely serious.

This story is certainly a disgusting violation of privacy; but to take away someone's freedom and sentence them to be locked away in a six-by-eight cell for the rest of their natural life as punishment would obviously be excessive, not to mention incredibly costly to taxpayers.

I would think that if the kids had no idea it was being done it would be illegal even if they did. Heads should roll.

Originally Posted by Miner123

I would think that if the kids had no idea it was being done it would be illegal even if they did. Heads should roll.

This a bit bigger issue than the individual kids and "their laptop".
Because it was brought home all the members of the household
including guests can be "spied" on. By no stretch of the imagination
does the school system have authority to spy on the head of the
household and other members of the family not enrolled in the
school system.

This will not end well for those that authorized it.....

Lots of good points in this thread.

Originally Posted by willow2006

Our computers here at work can be monitored and as far as checking our emails if deemed necesary. However, we are informed of this and have to agree to it before usage.

And to add to what HNSB said, your computers presumably only monitor what you do on them i.e. downloading naughty pics et al.--they are not set up to remotely monitor your personal life...

Bladewielder: I originally thought of the death penalty--I was being nice to the b*stards.

Mackie: I think the issue is not so much liberal or otherwise media, but rather our corporate media. There's a lot of money to be made spying on people, unfortunately... A bit different from the way Orwell imagined it would go down, but still, the spying is there. It's just a question of who does it & for what purpose.

A bit OT, but does anyone else think that one of the reasons for so many kids getting into trouble these days is because they are treated like potential criminals from the get-go? Random strip searches because someone is alleged to have OTC Tylenol, cold medications? Zero tolerance fighting policies where putting your hand up to block a punch is considered the same as throwing a punch & you're both expelled? What are you supposed to do, let the other guy break your jaw!? You spy on them in their own homes, what kind of message does that send? Not a good one, I reckon...