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StephenBuckley  ·  4279 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Men Who Spy On Women Through Their Webcams - Ars Technica

Yes, this is definitely more true than what I said.

What I'm trying to say is that we're either entering or in a period where our connectivity is something we're taking for granted, but we seem to expect our privacy to go hand in hand. I am absolutely terrible when it comes to keeping my information secure at home, and clearly there are countless ways I could be hacked.

What this article highlights more effectively, and I think what most people don't realize, is that the idea that it takes some computer whiz to get on to your home PC is completely ludicrous- the software is out there, the ideas are fairly straightforward, and if computers are analagous to houses a lot of us don't lock our doors. Now, I'd be delighted if this continues and cybercrime remains rare, but I'm not too hopeful of that.