I'd say there are multiple, *potentially* plausible explanations. However, the fatal mistake on the part of the school district was to be caught behind the 8-ball and have the class-action suit filed first. True or otherwise, every statement they make after the filing of the suit is highly suspect and likely viewed as backpedaling and ass-covering.
My gut says they have one hell task to provide a mountain of proof to the contrary ahead of them. When you've got this much public outrage, you're starting out at the bottom of a very, very deep hole. Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote: > I *really* hate to pour cold water on this loverly outburst of outrage, but I > came > across something that is really, really interesting: > > http://www.lmsd.org/sections/news/default.php?m=0&t=today&p=lmsd_anno&id=1 > 137 > > It may be that the school and schoolboard officials have been blithely spying > on > all their students, snooping via illicit Webcam every night at times when > students > might be assumed to be getting undressed and ready for bed (or early in the > morning when they might be getting ready for showers). > > It might be equally possible that a student, having been "given" a > high-priced > Apple laptop by the school and/or district, decided to see if he could score > an extra > one, possibly to sell. And, having reported his laptop stolen, got caught. > The > Webcam mention may be a complete red herring, mentioned only because Apple > laptops have Webcams. Or, the appropriate school official, having tracked > down > the laptop, decided to complete the proof, simply by having a look and > determining if the student was, in fact, operating the computer when the anti- > theft software said he was. > > We will not, of course, know which of these two scenarios (or any of a number > of > other possibilities) are true for quite some time ... > > ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) > [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] > I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on > the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one > single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that > any more. - famous American reviewer and wit, Dorothy Parker > victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm blog.isc2.org/isc2_blog/slade/index.html > http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ > http://twitter.com/NoticeBored http://twitter.com/rslade > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
