Posts tagged Security
School allegedly uses students’ laptop webcams for espionage, lawsuit ensues
Feb 19th
Hold onto your butts, kids, we’ve got a doozy of a story. Let’s take this one slow: a class-action lawsuit has been filed in Pennsylvania accusing the Lower Merion school district of “unauthorized, inappropriate and indiscriminate remote activation” of webcams in laptops issued to students, without prior knowledge or consent. The tale begins when Assistant Principal Lindy Mastko of Harriton High School informed a student that he was “engaged in improper behavior in his home”; the suit alleges that when pressed for details, Mastko told both the boy and his father that the school district could remotely activate the webcam — a capability that is apparently being used. Read the rest of this entry »
How to: Secure Your New Computer
Feb 18th
It has been proven that you can take a brand new computer right out of the box, get on the internet, and get a virus within 30 seconds. This article will aim to show you how to prevent this from happening, how to install good-quality anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall programs quickly and safely, and it should only take you about 10 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »