Who governs digital trust?
"Computers are everywhere. They are now something we put our whole bodies into---airplanes, cars---and something we put into our bodies---pacemakers, cochlear implants. They HAVE to be trustworthy." Who decides who can override whom? The core issues for Doctorow come down to Human Rights versus Property Rights, Lockdown versus Certainty, and Owners versus mere Users.
If even schools spy you out...
This is definitely not an isolated case. It looks like it's rather the tip of the iceberg, as shown by the recent wikileaks Vault 7 documentations.
Cyber spying
As shown in Australian news back in 2012, this isn't a new game. As it got easier to track you roaming around what will stop people from accessing your cam, wherever you are? And none of the manufacturers of your devices offers a built in option to cover the cams like for protecting the lenses...
Listed below are a few cases and examples,
even of schools watching the kids at home via webcam ...
even of schools watching the kids at home via webcam ...
Seven companies caught spying on people in their bedrooms using webcams in laptops over WiFi
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Cyber security expert Michael Gregg, Superior Solutions, Inc. COO, discusses how web cams can be hacked to remotely monitor what people are doing.US School Spies On Pupils Through Webcams
A school in America has been accused of spying on its students using laptop webcams. Staff allegedly watched pupils in their own homes, by remotely activating the cameras. Skys U.S. correspondent Greg Milam reports.Top hacker shows us how it's done | Pablos Holman | TEDxMidwest
You think your wireless and other technology is safe? From Blue Tooth to automobile remotes, PCs, and "secure" credit cards, Hacker extraordinaire shows how nearly every secure system is vulnerable.Student suing school for spying on laptop webcam?
This is too crazy if it is not fake news .. .wow!Pa. School Accused of Spying on Students
The FBI has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into a Pennsylvania school district accused of activating webcams inside students' homes without their knowledge. School officials may have broken the law.School Laptop Spying Case Goes to Court
A suburban Philadelphia school district has agreed to preserve webcam evidence on student laptops as a lawsuit alleges that officials spied on students at home.More about Hackers Spying on your web cam.
It's frequently in the news in the USA since 2010Alex Jones on school webcam spying scandal in Philadelphia
A student in the US city of Philadelphia is suing his local school district for spying on him using his school-issued laptop.