A high school in southeastern Pennsylvania achieved international infamy after it . Harriton High officials admitted that the school remotely operated Webcams on the district's 2400 MacBooks as an antitheft feature, capturing more than 50,000 images of students over three years.

A major kerfuffle erupted. Families sued the school district, prosecutors investigated, and the U.S. Senate held hearings. Tales of came to light. But an investigation failed to find criminal wrongdoing; the district agreed to stop remotely spying and .

Could this happen to you? Possibly. Any malware that can take control of your system can be used to operate a Webcam remotely. But only a handful of Webcam spy cases have ever been prosecuted.

The solution: High schoolers foiled the cams by disabling them or putting tape over the lenses when they weren't in use; you can too.