Webcam Spying School District Cleared of Criminal Charges - What? You were expecting something else?

08-19-2010 • via gizmodo.com

Remember Lower Merion School District, the elite Philadelphia school system that was caught spying on its students through the webcams on their mandatory, school-issued MacBooks? Federal prosecutors aren't filing criminal charges. But don't worry, the civil cases are still kicking. U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger says that an investigation found "no evidence of criminal intent" by LMSD administrators, who at this point have admitted to snapping upwards of 50,000 remote shots from over 40 students laptops' screens and webcams. The school, unsurprisingly, has adopted a slew of new policies relating to laptops and privacy. But don't get too indignant—at least two students have outstanding lawsuits against the district. [AP via Engadget] Send an email to Kyle VanHemert, the author of this post, at kvanhemert@gizmodo.com.

1 Comments in Response to Webcam Spying School District Cleared of Criminal Charges - What? You were expecting something else?

Comment by Dracula Tepish

Entered on: 8/20/2010 1:54:15 PM

the question is this how many of those student were females at home and had their clothes off when they were using said computer when the morons were watching them

this is a legitimate question why who gave these idiots the right to snoop nobody and they should prosecuted for violating civil right laws

no they are not above the law and they are not god

these fkrs should have their butts stomped by the parents at one time that is a lot of ass kicking at one time for this putrid pervs

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