Hadn't he blackmailed, he would have ejoyed his "privilege" longer and the being caught the sentence would have been a lot lighter...
Miss Teen US 'sextortion' hacker pleads guilty
A teenage computer science student from California faces a possible prison sentence after pleading guilty to hacking into the webcams of young women, among them Miss Teen USA, Cassidy Wolf. Jared James Abrahams, 19, of Temecula in California, admitted to hacking into the computers of at least two dozen women including Wolf …
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Friday 15th November 2013 14:28 GMT John Robson
Re: No Off Switches?
Not any more - early ones used to have a physical shutter, and a big bright green LED when it was in operation.
I note that the RPi camera module can have that led disabled (by software), which is good for a security camera, but bad in terms of covertly placed "security" cameras.
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Friday 15th November 2013 14:33 GMT Don Jefe
Re: No Off Switches?
3M makes a great camera off switch that is universally applicable for webcams and leaves no reside on the lens when removed. It comes conveniently packaged on a roll and includes 250' of pure webcam stopping power in a tech fashion friendly black. Other colors and roll lengths may be available. Consult your local home improvement store to view their in stock selection or you can order from Amazon.com.
3M - Delivering privacy assurance products to the consumer PC market for over 25 years.
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Friday 15th November 2013 15:34 GMT Anonymous Coward
Glass Houses Re: 'Only in America'
..and pretty much every other nation on earth, including the UK
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Friday 15th November 2013 22:45 GMT I. Aproveofitspendingonspecificprojects
Re: faces a possible prison sentence
"He is due to be sentenced in March, when he faces a likely sentence of around
two-and-a-half years imprisonment, but could potentially serve 11 years,
according to a plea bargaining deal."
I don't think a slap on the wrist will help anyone. I was thinking a 10 year
stretch in the slammer. A Dickensian panopticon with perforated steel for
windows and very old sponge-rubber for a mattress and a pillow. And put him in with
someone whose body functions are unsalubrious.
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Monday 18th November 2013 07:47 GMT foxyshadis
So people caught with possession of child porn often get 2+ year sentences and put on the sex offender list, even if it's mostly converted to probation. This guy MADE child porn from unwilling victims, may well have distributed it, and he gets a mere 2.5 year sentence that will probably also be mostly converted to probation. Something is wrong here, I thought we were supposed to come down hardest on the creators.