Looking for camera traffic
2021-02-08 20:22:36.193766+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Metadata is totally a thing. Also, don't point your cameras anywhere you don't want entirely public, because even if nefarious entities can't tap the images themselves, metatdata is totally a thing.
Your Security Cameras Could Be Snitching On You
Security researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing detailed their findings in a new paper, "Your Privilege Gives Your Privacy Away: An Analysis of a Home Security Camera Service." They published it Monday at the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications, taking place from July 6 to 9.
"Once considered a luxury item, these cameras are now commonplace in homes worldwide," Gareth Tyson, a senior lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, and one of the study authors, said in a prepared statement. "As they become more ubiquitous, it is important to continue to study their activities and potential privacy risks."