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Govt' Spooks Hacked Millions of Webcams - Orwellian style
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 21363812:MV8yNDk0NjkwXzQzMDQyNTA2XzQ4OTg2RkRE] [quote:Anonymous Coward 40051142:MV8yNDk0NjkwXzQzMDQyNDYxXzgxNjQzN0NG] My cam has been covered for ages. The thing that is so frustrating to me is that I just told my husband about this and he doesn't believe me and says that it's all just conspiracy bullshit. I even gave him the links to 2 separate articles today. I then thought, ok, I'll show you the Flash setting menu and how it says how sites can turn on your cam and mic, and he still doesn't believe me. :wakeup: [/quote] Some people just aren't ready to hear the truth :( At least you're aware :) [/quote]
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"Yahoo webcam images from millions of users intercepted by GCHQ
• Optic Nerve program collected Yahoo webcam images in bulk
• 1.8m users targeted by UK agency in six-month period alone
• Yahoo: 'A whole new level of violation of our users' privacy'
• Material included large quantity of sexually explicit images"
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"Britain's surveillance agency GCHQ, with aid from the US National Security Agency, intercepted and stored the webcam images of millions of internet users not suspected of wrongdoing, secret documents reveal.
Yahoo reacted furiously to the webcam interception when approached by the Guardian. The company denied any prior knowledge of the program, accusing the agencies of "a whole new level of violation of our users' privacy".
"Sexually explicit webcam material proved to be a particular problem for GCHQ, as one document delicately put it: "Unfortunately … it would appear that a surprising number of people use webcam conversations to show intimate parts of their body to the other person."
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Smile folks, Big Brother IS watching :(
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