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NEWS ABOUT: webcam

webcam stories: 3 news summaries

 Video Prison Visits  
 Bring Inmates Home  

Pioneering program lets loved ones visit jail without leaving home

Jul 2, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Families can visit incarcerated relatives from the comfort of their living rooms through a first-of-its-kind program in Indiana, the AP reports. Visitors on the approved list are allowed to schedule video conferences with inmates from anywhere they choose. Prisoners use ATM-like machines set up and paid for by a private... More »

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prison • Indiana • video • video conferencing • inmates • prisoner • webcam • women's issues • JPay

 Florida Teen 
 Kills Himself 
 on Web TV 
 as Viewers LOL 

Users egged on bodybuilder as he
swallowed pills

Nov 21, 08 3:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A Florida teenager broadcast his hours-long suicide on an internet video-streaming channel as viewers watched, reports Newteevee. After threatening to kill himself on Justin.tv, the teen was egged on by viewers as well as posters on a chat room he used. The young bodybuilder, 19, took a fatal overdose... More »

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Internet • suicide • suicide note • web video • teenager • streaming video • webcam

Webcam on Board, Teen Drivers on Alert

Mom and Dad monitor kids' driving, hoping for more road safety

Oct 24, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - If a pilot program sees good results, teen drivers may soon find themselves under surveillance, reports the Washington Post. Parents in southern Maryland find the new webcam system, which records possible unsafe driving practices, a useful tool. Their offspring, however, aren't thrilled at the prospect of losing one of their... More »

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parenting • car crash • surveillance • road safety • teenage drivers • webcam

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