Feds Won't File Charges In School Laptop-Spy Case

Feds Won't File Charges In School Laptop-Spy Case 398

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @08:17PM from the noa-culpa dept.

jamie writes "Federal prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a Philadelphia school district or its employees over the use of software to remotely monitor students. From the article: 'US Attorney Zane David Memeger says investigators have found no evidence of criminal intent by Lower Merion School District employees who activated tracking software that took thousands of webcam and screenshot images on school-provided laptops.'"

Feds Won't File Charges In School Laptop-Spy Case

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In Soviet Russia Secondary School (Score:1, Funny)

by mark72005 ( 1233572 ) writes: on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @08:19PM (#33283090)

Laptop watches YOU!

Re:A Horrendous Precedent (Score:5, Funny)

by Alex Belits ( 437 ) * writes: on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @08:46PM (#33283304) Homepage

could get monitory compensation
I have no words.

Re:A Horrendous Precedent (Score:5, Funny)

by sconeu ( 64226 ) writes: on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @09:01PM (#33283422) Homepage Journal

It's a perfectly cromulent usage. He's getting compensated for being monitored!

Re:land of the free, eh? (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @09:33PM (#33283690)

Why do you support the terrorists? Constant monitoring is the only way we can be safe!

Re:In Soviet Russia Secondary School (Score:5, Funny)

by mark72005 ( 1233572 ) writes: on Wednesday August 18, 2010 @12:11AM (#33284816)

I feel my original post should be modded up Funny, even though it's not very funny, on the basis that it created many funny replies. They are infringing on the funny I never actually created but intended to create in due time. It was my idea first, and the funny is not fair-use.

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