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Boingboing reports:

According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools' administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. The issue came to light when the Robbins's child was disciplined for "improper behavior in his home" and the Vice Principal used a photo taken by the webcam as evidence. The suit is a class action, brought on behalf of all students issued with these machines.

Think about this for a moment, and recall that minors have been charged with crimes relating to child pornography as a consequence of posting or texting pictures of themselves. So if a school administrator flips on the webcam, and captures a picture of a sophomore drying her hair . . . . .