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This takes things one giant leap further, but my cousin in high school already has his personal email and home web browsing read by a team of school monitors, t
by DavidSJ 17y ago
This takes things one giant leap further, but my cousin in high school already has his personal email and home web browsing read by a team of school monitors, thanks to the provision of a laptop by his public high school.
Of course, his parents are unlikely to buy him his own laptop since he's already got one, so what does he need another one for?
- JshWright 17y agoWhat's stopping him from buying his own laptop?
- fogus 17y agoCost?
- conorgil 17y agoMoney. Students in high school may not have enough money to buy a laptop.
- JshWright 17y agoGo mow some lawns for a couple weeks... A few hundred dollars isn't all that hard to come by.
- cgranade 17y agoThis is such a "let them eat cake" attitude. A few hundred dollars is a lot to come by for some people, especially at that age.
- JshWright 17y agoI guess that attitude comes from the fact that I've always had to buy my own cake in life. My parents provided me with food, clothing, a place to live, and other "necessities". They never bought me a laptop, a cell phone, a car, or any of the dozens of other things that teenagers seem to feel entitled to these days.
- cgranade 17y agoFine, and good for you. Opportunities aren't uniform, though, and there are students who don't even have those necessities you mention, and have to work for those. I likewise was fortunate to have the opportunity to make my own money at a young age, and so I don't begrudge you that. What I take exception to is the implication that all students have such opportunities, are aware of them, and enjoy the familial stability required to exploit opportunities as they arise.
- JshWright 17y agoThe student the OP mentioned was given a laptop by the school. I fail to see how a _second_ laptop is anything other than a luxury. I take exception to the implication that the student's parents are stupid for not seeing the _obvious_ need for a _second_ laptop.
- ErrantX 17y agoThat's a violation of various computer misuse laws. Get him to file a police complaint.
- JshWright 17y agoHow is that a violation? I assume the school actually owns the laptop, and the monitoring is disclosed up front.
- ErrantX 17y agoIntercepting communications is definitely illegal. They can certainly have limits on what the laptop could be used for etc. and perhaps filter traffic. Possibly even track the URL's (depending on what the contract says). But reading personal emails will definitely be illegal. When I go into a company to investigate one of their employee's you have to be very careful not to go near any personal email etc.
- covercash 17y agoYou should make him an Ubuntu Live CD/USB for home use.
- illumin8 17y agohttps://gmail.google.com https://gmail.google.com - Make sure you're getting Google's SSL cert and not the schools. For private browsing there is Tor. Better to just work around the system. If you try to change it you'll be flagged as a criminal or terrorist and they'll start watching you more closely. Move along student/citizen... nothing to see here.