# WebcamGate - The High School Spying Scandal

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Published: 2026-08-14T07:10:00+00:00
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## Resource

From 2008-10, the Lower Merion School District - in suburban Philadelphia - issued laptops to more than 2,300 high school students for school and home use. What they didn’t tell the kids or their parents was that the district loaded the laptops with secret software that gave officials the ability to remotely take photos from those laptops. What followed was WebcamGate - one of the biggest invasion of privacy incidents in the nation’s history. Sources https://time.com/7275031/spy-high-true-story-prime-video/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_v._Lower_Merion_School_District https://time.com/7275031/spy-high-true-story-prime-video/ Image: by Matheus Bertelli - https://www.pexels.com/photo/modern-video-camera-hanging-on-display-of-laptop-7172701/" Sponsor Go to factormeals.com/dispatchespod50off to get 50 percent off and free daily greens per box. New subscribers only. While supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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