Difference between revisions of "Laptop Spying"
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# Administrators can take screenshots, take photos from webcam, browse files. Administrators allegedly used webcam photos they took in students' homes as a basis for disciplinary measures. | # Administrators can take screenshots, take photos from webcam, browse files. Administrators allegedly used webcam photos they took in students' homes as a basis for disciplinary measures. | ||
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# Students prohibited from using any other computer, or installing their own software on provided computers. | # Students prohibited from using any other computer, or installing their own software on provided computers. | ||
# Administrators can take control of the laptop, and take screenshots. Students subject to laptop checks. | # Administrators can take control of the laptop, and take screenshots. Students subject to laptop checks. | ||
| + | # Website: http://www.evscschools.com/ | ||
| − | + | ==Yuma Catholic High School== | |
| − | #Compaq laptops running Windows | + | # Compaq laptops running Windows |
| − | #No idea, sorry. | + | # No idea, sorry. |
| − | #I believe they are prohibited, but it's been a long time since I've been involved with the school. | + | # I believe they are prohibited, but it's been a long time since I've been involved with the school. |
| − | # | + | # Website: http://yumacatholic.org/index.asp |
Revision as of 17:08, 13 March 2010
What future will we as a society choose? A future based on free software, or one where high school students have to cover their webcams with tape?
If you're with us, here's the plan: Create a listing of all school systems that provide every student with a laptop that includes:
- OS the laptops run
- Any security or monitoring software that's included
- Whether students are prohibited from using their own computers running free software
- A list of any additionally nasty characteristics on the provided laptops (beyond simply including proprietary software) like locked out features or remote monitoring software.
Example:
Lower Merion School District
- Mac OS X
- LANRev
- Students prohibited from using any other computer, or installing their own software on provided computers.
- Administrators can take screenshots, take photos from webcam, browse files. Administrators allegedly used webcam photos they took in students' homes as a basis for disciplinary measures.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
- Microsoft Windows XP
- There is some for sure, working on finding out what it is
- Students prohibited from using any other computer, or installing their own software on provided computers.
- Administrators can take control of the laptop, and take screenshots. Students subject to laptop checks.
- Website: http://www.evscschools.com/
Yuma Catholic High School
- Compaq laptops running Windows
- No idea, sorry.
- I believe they are prohibited, but it's been a long time since I've been involved with the school.
- Website: http://yumacatholic.org/index.asp
