• thejml@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I really wonder how much everyday people care. Years back, people would give out their passwords for chocolate. Most people at this point have had their SSN’s leaked multiple times, all their PII is generally available somewhere, they use unencrypted SMS and email for financial transactions, etc… convenience is worth way more to the average person than having a few pictures of their house leaked. Even if they’re in it. It just doesn’t enter their mind as a problem. Last few people I brought it up to about their wyze or blink cameras just shrugged off the privacy stuff. (Though none of them had them in their homes, just external doorbell/driveway kinda cameras)

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      9 months ago

      So many cameras are left on the default password. On the insecam site they keep a list of cams where you can just look into people’s home, all hacked by using the default password. And it keeps happening.

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      9 months ago

      I agree. It just doesn’t occur to most people. It takes a certain mindset to think about the worst things that could happen. Not everyone can think like a bad guy.