An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: A former employee of prominent home security company ADT has admitted that he hacked into the surveillance feeds of dozens of customer homes, doing so primarily to spy on naked women or to leer at unsuspecting couples while they had sex. Telesforo Aviles, 35, pleaded guilty to a count of computer fraud in…
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Dozens Sue Amazon’s Ring After Camera Hack Leads To Threats and Racial Slurs
Dozens of people who say they were subjected to death threats, racial slurs, and blackmail after their in-home Ring smart cameras were hacked are suing the company over “horrific” invasions of privacy. From a report: A new class action lawsuit, which combines a number of cases filed in recent years, alleges that lax security measures at Ring, which is owned by…
3 TB of Private Webcam/Home Security Video Leaked on Porn Sites
schwit1 quotes Input: A hacking group that has yet to identify itself found and stole more than 3 TB of private video from around the world — mainly collected from Singapore — and shared it on porn sites, according to reports from local media like The New Paper. While some of the footage was indeed pornographic in nature, other videos are…
Ring’s Latest Security Camera Is a Drone That Flies Around Inside Your House
Ring’s latest home security camera is an autonomous drone, called the Always Home Cam, that can fly around inside your home to give you a perspective of any room you want when you’re not home. “Once it’s done flying, the Always Home Cam returns to its dock to charge its battery,” reports The Verge. “It is expected to cost $249.99 when…
Google To Buy Stake In ADT In Home Security Push For $450 Million
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Alphabet’s Google is picking up a 6.6% stake in ADT for $450 million, betting on the home security company’s strong customer base and an army of technicians to drive sales of its Nest devices. The investment gives ADT the backing of a high-profile technology partner and broadens its services business. In return, Google…
Security Cameras Can Tell Burglars When You’re Not Home, Study Shows
schwit1 shares a report from CNN: Some popular home security cameras could allow would-be burglars to work out when you’ve left the building, according to a study published Monday. Researchers found they could tell if someone was in, and even what they were doing in the home, just by looking at data uploaded by the camera and without monitoring the video…
Belkin Criticized For Its Upcoming Bricking of NetCams
A Forbes contributor notes that Belkin abruptly announced the end-of-life for its Wemo NetCams, which will discontinued on May 29 2020. But that’s just the beginning… Unlike many other end-of-life announcements which simply render products ineligible for support or upgrades, Belkin is literally pulling the plug on its Cloud service, rendering its NetCam range of home security cameras as useless beige…
Firm that makes home thermostats enters the quantum computing race
Honeywell, the same company that might make your humidifier or home security system, is unveiling a powerful quantum computer that will be available to the public Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235651-firm-that-makes-home-thermostats-enters-the-quantum-computing-race/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Surprise contender Honeywell enters the quantum computing race
Honeywell, the same company that might make your humidifier or home security system, is unveiling a powerful quantum computer that will be available to the public Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235651-surprise-contender-honeywell-enters-the-quantum-computing-race/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Is Amazon Responding to Employee Concerns About ‘Ring’ Privacy?
“The deployment of connected home security cameras that allow footage to be queried centrally are simply not compatible with a free society,” wrote Amazon software developer Max Eliaser (as part of last week’s Medium post from “Amazon Employees For Climate Justice.”) “The privacy issues are not fixable with regulation and there is no balance that can be struck. Ring should be…