# Whatever happened to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-one-laptop-per-child-olpc-project/642528>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-one-laptop-per-child-olpc-project/642528 "2012-11-30T00:26:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-one-laptop-per-child-olpc-project/642528/21 "2012-12-24T16:23:03Z")

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Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs

[http://news.yahoo.com/tablet-teacher-poor-ethiopian-kids-learn-abcs-095805502.html](http://news.yahoo.com/tablet-teacher-poor-ethiopian-kids-learn-abcs-095805502.html)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-one-laptop-per-child-olpc-project/642528/22 "2012-12-24T16:35:02Z")

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As ever, the Law of Unintended Consequences is in full force and effect: [iPad thefts from Cleveland Heights-University Heights middle school students prompt community soul searching - cleveland.com](http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/11/ipad_thefts_from_cleveland_hei.html)

> [@Darth\_Panda](#):
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> Could have been the same kid. Just sayin.

Quite true: [http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/12/128366/2652075-dumbledore.jpg](http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/12/128366/2652075-dumbledore.jpg)

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-one-laptop-per-child-olpc-project/642528/23 "2012-12-24T16:58:26Z")

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> [@muldoonthief](#):
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> This is a pretty weak example of “hacking”. It really sounds like they figured out how to get into the settings page, and found and turned on the camera.

“I prefer the computer over my friends because I learn things with the computer.” – sounds like an aspiring hacker to me!

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