RE: Webcams

[Jon Fautley <jon@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, BUTLER, Tony, FM wrote:

> > Isn't wireless more likely to be hacked, so hacker can see
> > into your home,
>
> Not if it was used as a security camera and thus was pointed at the
outside
> of the house, which the "hacker" can see from his van
outside anyway :-)
> Also, bearing in mind the limited range of 802.11b, and the area I
live in,
> some bloke parked outside the house with an aerial sticking out of his
car
> window for a long time is _bound_ to raise suspicions :-)

I'm guessing you've never been wardriving then? ;)

I've been peered at only once. I was sitting in worthing, at 3am, waving
a
pringles can outta the window at a nearby node. Then, a police car came
round the corner, on the other side of the solid central reservation
thingy, slowed right down and peered at us. So, what did I do? That's
right... I waved :)

Didn't seem to like that though, they sped off, and turned round at the
next roundabout and started heading back, so I just decided to drive
away
very quickly ;)

Once in about 20/30 wardriving trips, including sitting in the middle
of
houseing estates, etc. Not bad, eh?

> I'd be more worried about said hacker getting at my data than seeing
what
> I'm watching on TV (which he can see by peering in the
window)......

Indeed. I'm sure this is a topic for much discussion, but I don't
really
see the point of having cameras inside your house. And 'hackers'
(technically crackers) have eyes so they can see what the cam sees.

> > Wireless is easier to install, I suppose (no ethernet cable),
> > but you still
> > need to provide power supply cable.
> > Is that your reasoning for wireless?
>
> Nope - wireless is just cooler :-)

Totally :)

Jon

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