This is an update to an earlier post. To sum things up, the school district has been accused of spying on students without their knowledge in their own home via the webcams on the laptops the school district issued. Criminal charges won't be filed, but lawsuits are still pending.
The U.S. Department of Justice won't file criminal charges against a Pennsylvania school district accused of spying on students via webcams in their computers.
After an investigation by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, the local district attorney and local police, the U.S. Attorney's Office said that it did not find criminal intent and would not file criminal charges against the Lower Merion School District.
The school district came under fire earlier this year when a student's family filed a lawsuit charging the district with spying on them. The district had been using software that would remotely capture photographs from webcams on students' computers when the laptops were reported lost or stolen. That software did not enable an administrator to remotely take photographs via the webcam on command, rather it collected images automatically.
DOJ Won't File Charges in School Webcam Spying Case - PCWorld Business Center.
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