http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/22/using-iphones-to-track-students/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:58:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/22/using-iphones-to-track-students/#comment-160300 Elizabeth Sat, 30 May 2009 17:40:36 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=13545#comment-160300 I think Japan starts these things, and then it moves to the US. Japan usually is the ones that make the neat gadgets that do these things. Give it time, i'm sure the US will be doing it. I think Japan starts these things, and then it moves to the US. Japan usually is the ones that make the neat gadgets that do these things. Give it time, i’m sure the US will be doing it.

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/22/using-iphones-to-track-students/#comment-159299 GadgetNut Tue, 26 May 2009 15:29:41 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=13545#comment-159299 Well, I feel better -- not. I thought the only country that pulled this kind of stuff was the U.S. Singapore is famous for controlling behavior of its citizens. Any idea what, if anything like this, that they're doing in their schools? Well, I feel better — not. I thought the only country that pulled this kind of stuff was the U.S. Singapore is famous for controlling behavior of its citizens. Any idea what, if anything like this, that they’re doing in their schools?

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/22/using-iphones-to-track-students/#comment-158874 Anonymous Sun, 24 May 2009 10:04:36 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=13545#comment-158874 My school gave out a mandatory, experimental phone for free to each student (they had a lot of money left over from funding that year, it didn't help at all). There were rumors that they were used to track students attendance. Curious, I traced the phones outbound signal and found out it was contacting the school's IP address. Now usually our school's attendance policy was strict, but I knew how to get around it. If I didn't feel like going one day, I would simply forge a note and excuse myself. Of course I found this to be a god send because now, with a little tweaking of the device, I could fool the attendance system into thinking I was always there. Surprisingly, no one suspected what was going on. My school gave out a mandatory, experimental phone for free to each student (they had a lot of money left over from funding that year, it didn’t help at all). There were rumors that they were used to track students attendance.
Curious, I traced the phones outbound signal and found out it was contacting the school’s IP address.
Now usually our school’s attendance policy was strict, but I knew how to get around it. If I didn’t feel like going one day, I would simply forge a note and excuse myself.
Of course I found this to be a god send because now, with a little tweaking of the device, I could fool the attendance system into thinking I was always there. Surprisingly, no one suspected what was going on.

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/22/using-iphones-to-track-students/#comment-158526 TMSheik Fri, 22 May 2009 23:34:43 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=13545#comment-158526 omg japenese? omg japenese?

]]> http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/22/using-iphones-to-track-students/#comment-158425 Grae Fri, 22 May 2009 15:14:39 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=13545#comment-158425 I think if I knew the reason why I was receiving the free iPhone I'd have to politely decline. A step too far me thinks. I think if I knew the reason why I was receiving the free iPhone I’d have to politely decline. A step too far me thinks.

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