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Trendnet ruling heralds crackdown on insecure home webcams

Discussion in 'News @ WindowsBBS' started by Arie, 2013/09/07.

  1. 2013/09/07
    Arie

    Arie Administrator Administrator Staff Thread Starter

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    A company whose home cameras were hacked, causing privacy intrusions for hundreds of people, has been admonished by the US Federal Trade Commission.

    The FTC scolded manufacturer Trendnet for the weaknesses that meant supposedly private video feeds were in fact viewable by anyone online.

    The company is now barred from referring to their cameras as "secure" in marketing material.

    The move is the first such crackdown by the FTC on connected home devices.

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