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		imchillyb on July 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in U... School boards already successfully do this with 'student laptops' also known as in-home monitoring devices that cannot be switched off.

dmvdoug on July 20, 2023 | [–]

Well, one difference is that those laptops belong to the school. They don’t put in-home monitoring devices on privately owned devices.

That said, it’s still creepy, I agree.

nilespotter on July 20, 2023 | [–]

Has there been a case where a school board activated such a device to spy on the parents? That would be absolutely mental.

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