| How can an iPod become a criminal tool? | | | | school. That's the good part of this story." |
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| Well, it looks like it has already happened | | | | All the mess started for the student when he |
| when one high school student which has yet to | | | | had gotten into an argument with another |
| be named was charged with felony. The | | | | teenager in his school. This other student |
| investigators of the mentioned case said that | | | | had accused the suspect of cheating. And |
| this former student of Clay High School had | | | | because of this, the suspect threatened her |
| hacked into the files of the school's | | | | that he would open up a credit card in her |
| personnel as well as hacked the student | | | | name and would ruin her credit rating. The |
| files. All of the information that he was | | | | student told about the incident and an |
| able to get his hands on was then downloaded | | | | officer of the school started an |
| into his iPod. | | | | investigation. |
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| Of course, that is not quite right. The | | | | It looked like that very day, another teacher |
| student, who was a junior, voluntarily | | | | had found the suspect and another student in |
| withdrew himself from the school and he was | | | | front of a computer and were looking at the |
| also charged with unauthorized use of a | | | | school's personnel files. When asked, the |
| computer. The iPod then became a criminal | | | | student said that it was already there when |
| tool because the gadget was used as part of | | | | they used the computer. The staff of the |
| the crime. This is according to a statement | | | | school then confiscated the iPod and found |
| given by Detective Janet Zale of the Oregon | | | | the information that was downloaded there. |
| Police. | | | | |
| | | | For whatever purpose the suspect is going to |
| One good thing that happened also is that the | | | | use all those sensitive information remains |
| vital pieces of information that the student | | | | to be answered. But then again, the answer |
| had been able to download into his iPod was | | | | may just be simple. Perhaps he was just |
| not shared with anybody else nor was it | | | | looking for ways to earn money so he can |
| downloaded to any other electric gadget. This | | | | purchase a new iPod or get some cool iPod |
| is as per the statement given by John Hall, | | | | skins and cases or other new iPod Nano |
| the superintendent of Oregon City. He adds, | | | | accessories. You never know. |
| "We contained [the information leak] to the | | | | |