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Google Exposes Web Surveillance Cams

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the pick-a-password-people dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Blogs and message forums buzzed this week with the discovery that a pair of simple Google searches permits access to well over 1,000 unprotected surveillance cameras around the world - apparently without their owners' knowledge." Apparently many of the cams are even aimable. Oops!

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  1. In case anyone didn't notice... by doc_traig · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...Crypnotic also looked up the posting history of FerretFrottage to see if danila had looked up the posting history of FerretFrottage, and upon finding a link, very excitedly posted the parent as a rather advanced means of showing off. I'm not that impressed, but well done nonetheless.

    Meanwhile, I'm the only one here who has not yet looked up the posting history of FerretFrottage, although it is apparently a popular thing to do...

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    So long, michael. Don't let the door hit you...