# Hidden audio-recording software found on interactive panels in Moscow schools, with data sent to the mayor’s office

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hidden-audio-recording-software-found-on-interactive-panels-in-moscow-schools-with-data-sent-to-the-mayors-office/
- Published: 2026-11-03T19:25:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:06:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/03/hidden-audio-recording-software-found-on-interactive-panels-in-moscow-schools-with-data-sent-to-the-mayor-s-office
- Topics: Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Software on Moscow school displays can record classroom audio remotely.
- Recordings are sent to servers run by the city’s IT department.
- The background process deletes the recording stored on the device.

## Summary

Software found on interactive displays in Moscow schools can turn on the microphone remotely, record classroom audio and send it to servers run by the city’s Department of Information Technology (DIT). The discovery raises questions about monitoring in classrooms and how schools, pupils and staff are informed about audio collection.

An analysis posted on GitHub and flagged by Mediazona says the module can be installed through DIT’s remote administration system. It runs in the background without user involvement, uploads recordings to DIT servers and deletes the local files; an earlier version was named “Lesson audio recording agent”, while the current one is called “Agent supports lesson delivery”.

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