Are your Web and mobile cameras safe from prying eyes?

How secure are home surveillance cameras from hackers? Are homes letting in unwanted prying eyes, with so many people having virtual meetings and leaving their laptop cameras turned on at home?
How secure are home surveillance cameras from hackers? Are homes letting in unwanted prying eyes, with so many people having virtual meetings and leaving their laptop cameras turned on at home? PHOTO: ST FILE
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How secure are home surveillance cameras from hackers? Are homes letting in unwanted prying eyes, with so many people having virtual meetings and leaving their laptop cameras turned on at home?

These questions have surfaced after surveillance camera footage from Singapore homes showed up on pornographic sites, showing people in various stages of undress or compromising positions.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 14, 2020, with the headline Are your Web and mobile cameras safe from prying eyes?. Subscribe