cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/31463214

I have an old ass webcam that only connects by a USB, and I haven’t connected to my computer in an eternity. The only other camera is on my phone, and I make sure it is never pointing at anything I don’t want people to see if it was hacked.

This shit is fucking scary.

  • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 hours ago

    Why in the world anyone would put camera in bedroom or any other part of the house/apartment where sexy things could happen?

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      My Webcam is in my bedroom but that’s because that is where my computer is. However it is unplugged as I said. It’s also an old as fuck one I got more than 10 years ago so hackers can’t do fuck with it if it is unplugged.

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    6 hours ago

    “Hacked” is a bit much. It’s probably like the cameras on insecam.org, cameras plugged into that internet with no password or still on factory default like admin, 0000, 12345 and the like. That’s the security level of hanging a “keep out” sign on your bedroom door.

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      5 hours ago

      The first one I got was some Russian mansion with a bunch of kids wondering around. Yeah, I’d probably want to secure that.

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    6 hours ago

    cameras in homes and businesses and using the footage to make sexually exploitative materials

    How stupid!

    It is OK to have a camera that is connected to the internet. But then have it look there where you undress?