The first case we have found of video surveillance cameras being exploited systematically in a criminal pornographic commercial enterprise

I think most people aware of Hikvision at this point understand the lack of privacy and security. This seems to take it up to a new level though with their software being used to distribute hacked material obtained by bad actors. Marked as NSFW purely due to the sensitive subject matter of the article.

  • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Why the fuck are people comfortable putting cloud based cameras in their homes? There is literally no positive tradeoff for that security risk and the loss of privacy.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Convenience matters more to people that security or common sense.

      Same reason the most common passwords are still password and 1234

  • Zima@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    if they are capturing crimes shouldn’t the police follow up to arrest the people in the videos?

    • anon@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      Title is borked - what was on sale were credentials to remotely view home cameras in which child nudity may occasionally be involved, and still pictures of the same. There is no mention of abuse nor deliberate exploitation of children. It’s still completely fucked up, illegal, and a massive privacy breach, though.

      • Zima@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        Thanks. makes sense.

        the claim was so fucked up that I did not want to look at the article.