General Discussion

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)

14. I'm still amazed people have no idea how easy or prevalent this is

Sat Aug 17, 2013, 02:46 PM

Aug 2013

on the news here in Canada, they had a little piece on how easy it was to hack into not only your webcam, but the microphone in your laptop and smartphone as well. Their tech guy showed how on tv. Of course Apple and Microsoft immediately stated how they have since fixed that 'security breach' but realistically, how long before there's another (hint: it's probably happened already). They also showed how to hack into a car system. People here at DU who deny it could happen are seriously misinformed or in denial. I guess the CBC is now a paulbot too.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

42 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

ACLU: Who are the watchers? At least 5,000 are alleged child pornographers, report finds [View all] Catherina Aug 2013 OP

Yikes. The Hall Monitors have ... DirkGently Aug 2013 #1

This is disturbing on so many levels Catherina Aug 2013 #3

Indeed. Many many levels. n/t hootinholler Aug 2013 #4

I'm still amazed people have no idea how easy or prevalent this is laundry_queen Aug 2013 #14

THIS is a very serious problem, but it has nothing to do with the NSA pnwmom Aug 2013 #17

as far as we know questionseverything Aug 2013 #36

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #20

This sort of thing has been going on for a while. Here is a related story from 2010. xocet Aug 2013 #23

Dozens of the hall monitors have been implicated -- which is bad enough. pnwmom Aug 2013 #8

Rules are for the proles. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #2

Would you please change your title? There were dozens involved, not 5,000. pnwmom Aug 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Aug 2013 #12

I'm going to leave it with the original title but you bring up a different good point. Catherina Aug 2013 #28

Your title is wrong because it falsely implies that all 5000 are FBI, CIA, NSA, pnwmom Aug 2013 #29

You should contact the ACLU directly. Maybe they'll be able to straighten it all out for you. n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #31

You shouldn't add to the chain of false information pnwmom Aug 2013 #32

Like I said, contact the ACLU. You seem confused about the various operations Catherina Aug 2013 #33

Nothing you cited says it was more than dozens. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #34

WTF?! bunnies Aug 2013 #6

Out of 5,000 people who had downloaded child porn, "dozens" turned out to be security people. pnwmom Aug 2013 #7

phew. ok. bunnies Aug 2013 #10

The ACLU person who sent the original twitter obviously didn't either. pnwmom Aug 2013 #11

Good heavens. Triana Aug 2013 #9

Can Your Data Be Safe When The Watchers Partake Of Child Pornography cantbeserious Aug 2013 #13

Certainly not if the data consists of child pornography. pnwmom Aug 2013 #15

USA! USA! USA! :sarcasm: in case it's needed - nt HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #16

Another problem is that porn sites East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #18

Presumably the dozens of "watchers" (not 5,000) were watching from home computers, pnwmom Aug 2013 #19

The OP says it was done on work computers as well. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #21

You're right. Thank you for pointing that out. I was fixated on the words pnwmom Aug 2013 #22

Evil goes without saying. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #24

I used to be sysadmin on defense contractor networks. bemildred Aug 2013 #25

Besides the repulsive, evil creepiness of child pornography, tblue37 Aug 2013 #26

You cannot privatize national security malaise Aug 2013 #27

Exactly, but they have. And there's big money in the 'security' business. And I think that is the sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #30

Very well said malaise Aug 2013 #35

I support your view marions ghost Aug 2013 #41

Yeah following the 'disaster capitalism' model of governing Rex Aug 2013 #37

I know malaise Aug 2013 #38

Au contraire, mon ami. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #40

You may want to edit thread title for clarity TransitJohn Aug 2013 #39

"suspects also put the Defense Department "at risk of blackmail, bribery, and threats," Zorra Aug 2013 #42