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January 08, 2005
Big oops from Google
Google exposes web surveillance cams | The Register
Video surfers are using this knowledge to peek in on office and restaurant interiors, a Japanese barnyard, women doing laundry, the interior of an Internet collocation facility, and a cage full of rodents, among other things, in locales scattered around the world.
Posted by Andrew at January 8, 2005 03:04 PM
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"Ducks frolicking with baby cows"? Oh, the horrors!
I think this is an end user problem, though, not a fault of Google. The companies have provided methods of securing the feeds/cameras, and these people have not done so. Maybe they just don't care if anyone watches the ducks...
Posted by: Aurora at January 9, 2005 12:40 AM
I tend to agree
Posted by: Andrew Cory at January 9, 2005 12:55 AM
Why is this google's fault? Why do the cameras have unprotected web interfaces?
I'm all for criticizing companies when they fuck up, but this isn't google's mistake.
Posted by: aphrael at January 11, 2005 05:11 PM