That's sick (no not good sick or whatever, bad sick).
Whilst what I could read about it, it was a good idea used improperly. Stolen laptops would cost a fortune, and the idea of the monitoring technology was that
IF the laptop was stolen, it could be traced, and an image would be taken of the person using it. That should have been the only time it was used.
there should be some jail time involved.
Agreed. I don't know about the US, but that would certainly be against the law in the UK, and at least result in serious disciplinary action. There was this case of this Nursery worker who took inappropriate pictures of children, and she went to jail.
At the very least they should be denied jobs dealing with children AND in any position of trust. There hypocrites really. They most likely lecture their students about being safe on the internet, when they themselves are one of the most severe threats, if they use the technology like that. Luckily, the laptops provided by my school, have no webcams or in built microphones. They claim it's to "ensure our safety." I think it's cost cutting. Everyone else really has their own PC in their room.
