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35. Lipstick or Elmer's white glue.

When my wifes school bought new desk computers for all the teachers, many of them were angry after discovering that the new all-in-one PC's came with integrated video cameras and that the district could turn them on remotely any time they wanted. Many of them initially stuck tape or sticky notes over the lenses, but their IT department sent out a reminder that affixing ANYTHING to school computers, or modifying them in any way, was strictly prohibited (they can't even change their desktop wallpaper).

So they used lipstick. A little smeared on a fingertip, and then wiped across the lens, makes the camera completely unusable. Some of the others used a little dab of Elmer's glue the same way. IT complains about it, but the teachers just shrug their shoulders and say "It must have been on my finger the last time I moved it." Teachers aren't required to maintain their computers or keep them clean, so there is nothing the school can do about it. The school can't punish the teachers simply for failing to wash their hands before adjusting their screens. And because it can be wiped off easily, they can't be accused of damaging school property