Webcamgate

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proper noun

The controversy around the covert surveillance of pupils by two high schools in Lower Merion Township, Philadelphia, by means of webcams in school-issued laptops between 2009 and 2010.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalThe controversy around the covert surveillance of pupils by two high schools in Lower Merion Township, Philadelphia, by means of webcams in school-issued laptops between 2009 and 2010.

Origin

From webcam + -gate.

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APA

Webcamgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Webcamgate

MLA

“Webcamgate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Webcamgate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Webcamgate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Webcamgate.

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