56,000 images in Lower Merion spycam case.

[msanthrope]

By MARYCLAIRE DALE (AP) – 56 minutes ago

PHILADELPHIA — A suburban Philadelphia school district says it secretly captured 56,000 webcam photographs and screen shots from laptops issued to high school students.

Lower Merion School District lawyer Henry Hockeimer (HOK'-eye-mer) says an internal investigation shows students likely were photographed inside their homes. He says none of the images appears inappropriate.

A tracking program took images every 15 minutes to find missing computers. Hockeimer says the program sometimes was turned on for months.

Sophomore Blake Robbins is suing the district. He alleges wiretap and privacy violations. He says the district took pictures of him sleeping in bed and half-dressed.

The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported Monday on the number of images recovered.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdwlE3DpcMD9gNAnFMrQ7iNHCS6AD9F6E9V81


Holy Crap. I mean, holy crap.....and none of them are improper? Right.....

[msanthrope]

1. Note from another source--some images missing.

"In a few other cases, Hockeimer said, the team has been unable to recover images or photos stored by the tracking system.

And in about 15 activations, investigators have been unable to identify exactly why a student's laptop was being monitored.

Hockeimer said that the investigation found that administrators activated the tracking system for just one student this year who failed to pay the $55 insurance fee.

SNIP

About 10 employees at the district and its two high schools had the authority to request the computer administrators to activate the tracking system on a student's laptop, Hockeimer said.

Only two employees - information systems coordinator Carol Cafiero and network technician Mike Perbix - have the ability to actually turn on and off the tracking. Hockeimer said the district investigators have no evidence to suggest either Perbix or Cafiero activated the system without being asked.

MUCH MORE AT LINK--

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/91542204.html

[Skittles]

2. what the fuck

W.T.F.!!!!!!!!!!!!

[woo me with science]

3. But let's not jump to conclusions...

:eyes:

[etherealtruth]

4. Heck no ....

If "they" did it ... "they" had to have a good reason that us simple folk just can't understand. They know better than us.

:sarcasm:

[msanthrope]

5. No. That would be wrong......n/t

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. how long until the defenders can rationalize THIS latest revelation??? n/t

[Selatius]

7. So...when does the Two Minute Hate start? nt