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in 2010 a PA high school was caught spying on students in their home by remotely enabling webcams on school issued laptops

Mar 9, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: in 2010 a PA high school was caught spying on students in their home by remotely enabling webcams on school issued laptops

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