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Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by rfrey on Thursday July 20, 2023 @01:58PM (#36804223)
Given the possibility of invisible and essentially free screening of private conversations, the analogy is probably more "install cameras in every home that only the government can access". But we promise, they'll be turned off most of the time.
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Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by imchillyb on Thursday July 20, 2023 @02:07PM (#36804338)
School boards already successfully do this with 'student laptops' also known as in-home monitoring devices that cannot be switched off.
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Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by dmvdoug on Thursday July 20, 2023 @04:14PM (#36806083)
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.

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Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by nilespotter on Thursday July 20, 2023 @05:55PM (#36807269)
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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