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Internet of invasive things

2014-11-06 23:30:39.491611+00 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Insecam offers feeds from seventy three thousand default password web connected cameras around the Internet. Via Gizmodo.

In other "Internet of Things" news, you can pay Amazon to put a snooping microphone in your home.

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#Comment Re: Internet of invasive things made: 2014-11-07 03:03:22.094295+00 by: meuon

George Orwell just did not understand we'd pay good money for the privilege.

#Comment Re: Internet of invasive things made: 2014-11-07 04:30:37.349523+00 by: Jack William Bell

One of my cow-orkers showed me the Amazon Echo today. The first thing I said was, "So people are going to put something in their house that listens to everything they say? Every argument with their wife? Every drug deal or other blackmailable act?"

I'm already concerned about my Android phone! "OK Google. Are you still listening?"