I don't think its OK, but a business has to follow the law. We can sit here and say it wrong and shouldn't be done based on what our laws in the US says. Would you feel differently if the laws in the US changed to allow the government to monitor our communication too. And don't think it couldn't...let another "terror attack" happen, and the GOP will sign away (Patriot Act) your "rights" real quick. Is RIM suppose to just shut down if that happens for "ethical" reasons?

Exactly what I'm thinking...if you're going to post this news...at least don't forget about a fairly recent post that refutes it's "first" status.

I think its too bad that they picked an area that has the financial means to do this themselves, instead of helping an area that doesn't.

Sell me the data, and let me decide what device I uses it. Why should there be an extra charge if I use a bigger screen?

The school system I work for has been using a fingerprint system in one of its cafeterias for the past couple of years. It avoids the problems with kids remembering their PINs, or using someone else's.

I work for a school system that used Gateways. After MPC took over, getting warranty parts was a hassle. And since October, we haven't received any.

Not so much a problem for standard desktops, since we can use standard parts for those, but we have labs full of their Profile 5.5. The power bricks on those die all the time, and we've only found a few sources to buy them, for $120 to $150 each.