A few weeks ago, Frontline premiered a documentary called “Digital Nation”. In one segment, the vice-principle of Intermediate School 339, Bronx, NY, Dan Ackerman, demonstrates how he “remotely monitors” the students’ laptops for “inappropriate use”. (his demonstration begins at 4:36)
FSM EXCLUSIVE DEAL He says “They don’t even realize we are watching,” “I always like to mess with them and take a picture,” and “9 times out of 10, THEY DUCK OUT OF THE WAY.”
BoingBoing points out that the shocking thing about this is that the privacy concerns were not even mentioned in the Frontline documentary!
This does not happens only in schools. Companies often do this to their employees as well…