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South Korea police say 120k home cameras hacked for 'sexploitation' footage

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by _____k

11 hours ago

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| bbc.com

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jeffwask

3 hours ago

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Years and years ago, I used to poke around on shodan looking for open NAS's for media and eventually stumbled on the open cameras. It's wild what some folks have shared openly with everyone.

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GuinansEyebrows

2 hours ago

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maybe this is a cheap comment but i truly cannot see the value in a home video security system - the cost of which is probably comparable to a decent home insurance policy with theft coverage. i don't even want cameras in my home that i have full control over, let alone internet-connected cameras that can be viewed by third parties (authorized or not)... and i'm boring at home. anything i own of sentimental value has little to no monetary value, and the latter category is all things that can be replaced.

what value do these systems actually provide to anyone but the manufacturers and those capable of exploiting them?

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lurking_swe

1 hour ago

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useful if:

- you are in a high crime area. footage can be useful to police.

- you have a babysitter or nanny for a young child, and want to deter unethical / wrongful behavior.

- you have a pet that you leave at home for parts of the day, and want to keep an eye on them. to “check in” while on the go.

- you have an elderly family member and don’t live nearby, and want to be able to quickly see if they’ve fallen. for example if they call you daily and suddenly aren’t answering their phone. Good peace of mind.

- pointing a camera at the stovetop can be useful to solve the age old question “did i forget to turn the stove off?”

- pointing a camera out the window to see something fun. For example birds, deer, squirrels, etc.

That’s just what i could think of in 2 minutes. I’m sure there are other use cases.

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GuinansEyebrows

1 hour ago

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i think practically all of these hypotheticals can be addressed without signing over your in-home privacy to a third party who doesn't consider IT security a top priority though.

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throwawaylaptop

1 hour ago

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I have two friends that installed them to basically deter their wives from cheating at their house when they are away. You could argue it's to 'catch' but obviously they aren't even going to attempt it knowing the cameras are present.

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abujazar

52 minutes ago

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That's quite abusive behavior. I'm sorry for these wives, having to deal with this as it's probably not the only thing they have to endure. And how do the spouses "prove" they're not cheating when they're away - or is that not so important because they can choose to do whatever?

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GuinansEyebrows

1 hour ago

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i feel like there are a lot of things i could say but i'll leave it at "woof"

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throwawaylaptop

1 hour ago

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In regards to how often people cheat in marriage (the stats are a bit sad), or of someone using cameras to deter it from happening?

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amanaplanacanal

42 minutes ago

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By the time you decide to install cameras to deter your partner from cheating, your relationship is already way beyond fucked.

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throwawaylaptop

33 minutes ago

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I also know people that installed gps trackers and audio listening devices in cars to verify cheating. Everyone that needed to verify for their own sanity did indeed find proof.

Fyi, this was amongst car salesman. But I can't say the 10%+ stat is too far off for other industries too.

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GuinansEyebrows

55 minutes ago

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yes, and more! but my feelings on the situations you've described are off topic :)

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monkpit

3 hours ago

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sigh