Orwell’s school!
I read a post this morning, and found it incredible: Lower Merion School District (PA) shipped PC to their students with a spying software inside, to enable school administration to be able to see and ear anything that will be in the same room than the webcam-equipped laptop. And it wasn’t an error or a unknown malware, it was organized by the school, and actively used to monitor student, their friends, girl-friends/boy-friends, family at home or anywhere by the school administration.
No notice has been issued to students and their families, no authorization has been asked nor granted, and anyway, I doubt that even if authorized by the student it might have been allowed by law: spying people at their home, at the coffee when using their laptops, at any moment.
They even took pictures and videos of student naked or “having improper behavior” at their home. How is it possible to allow that?
I don’t understand how all this may have happened, what foolish thinking they had, and how pervert they are to monitor student undressed, or with their partner, or having private family or friend discussion on any matter. This school cross the line voluntarily, and as a class-action is in it’s way, I hope justice will be severe.
PS: That’s one incredible feature I liked with the old FireWire iSight: when in off position, it’s clearly visible it’s off with a white lid closed in front of the lens! No way to activate it to see anything when lid is in place 
PS2: the laptop was in fact an Apple MacBook, distributed to 1800 students that were spied remotely!