tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post2037445045757670324..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Pa. school district denies spying on students with MacBooksRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-45742798726609401452010-02-22T09:27:48.662-05:002010-02-22T09:27:48.662-05:00Good questions...and I suspect the feds may be ont...Good questions...and I suspect the feds may be onto something.<br /><br />As for wire taping, Kentucky is a one-party state. I don't know about Pennsylvania.<br /><br />We have something at EKU that allows the IT folks to "turn a computer into a rock" if it's reported stolen. They can remotely disable it. But we don't have web-enabled cameras. <br /><br />What some folks may not realize is that it is even easier to snoop using the microphone on the computer than the camera. There's no red light when the mic's on.Richard Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-75640614572422266252010-02-22T08:47:48.877-05:002010-02-22T08:47:48.877-05:00There is a lot more going on with this story.
Th...There is a lot more going on with this story. <br /><br />This weekend the AP and the Philadelphia Enquirer carried a lot more information, including indications that both the local district attorney and the FBI are considering investigations due to possible violations of federal wire tap laws and other complex issues. <br /><br />Some reports indicate that even if the software was only used for tracking stolen computers, that may have violated federal statutes.<br /><br />This raises questions for us in Kentucky. There are student laptop loaner programs in some of our schools, too. And, some teachers have also been issued school-controlled laptops.<br /><br />Was similar "snoopware" installed in those computers, and is there a similar problem in Kentucky?<br /><br />The question involves potential privacy issues for both staff and students.<br /><br />For links to some of the rapidly growing story, check out the Bluegrass Policy Blog.Richard Inneshttp://www.bluegrasspolicy-blog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com