The parents and kids were informed that the laptops had the capability to use software to turn on the camera in the case of the laptop being stolen or lost. This whole scandal is about the simple fact that they were using the capability outside it's described function to eavesdrop on kids. I'm a CTO and we use remote control software on all of our PC's. If anyone was caught using the software for other than providing support, the culprit would be terminated immediately. To use the software for personal enjoyment is not only wrong, it's just down right sick. Way out of bounds on this one.
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The parents and kids were informed that the laptops had the capability to use software to turn on the camera in the case of the laptop being stolen or lost. This whole scandal is about the simple fact that they were using the capability outside it's described function to eavesdrop on kids. I'm a CTO and we use remote control software on all of our PC's. If anyone was caught using the software for other than providing support, the culprit would be terminated immediately. To use the software for personal enjoyment is not only wrong, it's just down right sick. Way out of bounds on this one.