School's Computer Monitoring Software Tips Off Gun Deal Between Students
Words like "gun" get flagged
Monitoring software on a school computer helped Iowa officials thwart a gun deal between three students.
Officials say a 15-year-old boy who attends East Union High School in Afton was arrested Jan. 9 on weapons and other charges. He'd been communicating about a gun deal via school computer with students at Johnston High School and Lincoln High School in the Des Moines area.
h/t Mark Johnson
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Precisely the reason why I installed a free app called Qustodio on my home computer a while back. I do need to watch what my son is up to when online and the app actually allows me to watch the profile pictures of accounts that he chats with. Google for it.