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Children's advocacy organization Childnet has produced a very useful handout on webcam safety for children. One of the tips? Cover your child's webcam to protect them from webcam hackers. The handout was produced in response to a CEOP study with...
NY Times: Federal Trade Commission Says Webcam’s Flaw Put Users’ Lives on Display
Webcam hackers beware: consumer protection advocates are on to you! " Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission took its first action to protect consumers from reckless invasions of privacy, penalizing a company that sells Web-enabled video cameras for lax security...
Miss Teen USA Says "Cover Your Webcam" on Fox
We were sad to see that newly crowned Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf's was blackmailed after her webcam got hacked. We're happy to report that she went to the police, and the FBI is now on the case. Ms. Wolf...
CNN: Your TV Might Be Watching You
While we always love seeing new and exciting technology come to market, consumers still need to be vigilant about their privacy. New "Smart TVs" have all kinds of cool features - but also have big security risks. From CNN: The...
Your Computer May Already Have Been Hacked by the NSA
Steve Blank is one of our business heroes - he innovates and helps others innovate like no one else. So we found it especially alarming when he wrote this week about the NSA spying on American citizens. Are they hacking...