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