Google Pressured To Police Stolen Webcam Videos On YouTube

An anonymous reader writes: A new report from Digital Citizens Alliance has called on Google to do a better job of making sure illicit webcam footage doesn't stick around on YouTube. Over the past several years, hackers have found profit in hijacking webcams and using the footage they capture to embarrass or extort money from their victims. This footage is frequently posted to YouTube, sometimes even as livestreams. DCA says these videos collectively have millions of views on YouTube, and that Google is part of the reason hackers can profit from it. They add that Google has not yet responded to their request.

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Re:I have tape over my video camera

[Anonymous Coward]

...and a physical switch to disconnect the microphone. On the other hand, people have paid me to flip the WLAN enable switch on laptops, so I understand that manufacturers don't want to shoulder the cost. It's not just the 2ct hardware switch; it's also restocking perfectly good devices because the users think their device is broken when all they needed to do was flip a switch.