"Webcamgate" meaning in All languages combined

See Webcamgate on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From webcam + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|webcam|gate}} webcam + -gate Head templates: {{en-prop}} Webcamgate
  1. (informal) 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. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Webcamgate-en-name-z~qnq6Lw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate, Pages with 1 entry
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