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IT Repair Installs Webcam Spying Software
Vapon writes "A lady noticed her computer was running slower after she had brought her computer in to be repaired. She took the computer to a second repair shop where they found that one of the problems was that her webcam would turn on whenever it detected her around and was taking photos and uploading it to a website. The repair technician that installed the software has done this to at least 10 women and has photos of at least one undressing."
Do we have the legislation to make that happen? "Violating my privacy" is not something I'd like to happen and what the technician did was wrong, but "privacy" is never explicitly stated as a right in any law or amendment, so what law did he break? It looks like her recourse is the Better Business Bureau.
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Are you fucking serious? This is a joke, It has to be, no one could be so stupid and still type.
I have lots to hide, everyone does, especially when using a PC. How about whacking it to pron? How about P2P piracy, how about copying from wikipedia for an essay? How about uploading stupid comments as an AC?
You're a fucking idiot. If you critique every thing someone does you will find things they need to hide. You've never been in a intense personal relationship. Trust me you spend enough time observing someone very close, and you can find lots of flaws and problems. The last thing anyone needs is strangers doing it.
This shit is illegal for that very reason you fucking tard. This guy obviously get his kicks in violating peoples personal space. Same reason for the telescreen in 1984. It wasn't to catch crime, it was to impose themselves on your very being, to violate any individual person hood you can expect. voyeurs are soft rapists who get off on knowing what you don't want them to, the same mindset goes for those who want more CCTV, fucking disgusting.