webcam
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A webcam is a digital camera that can typically stream video and audio to the web (useful for remote participation in IndieWebCamps and virtual Homebrew Website Club meetups) either as a peripheral connected (via USB, Bluetooth) to a computer, or as a standalone device directly connected to the internet by wifi (AKA IoT webcam), though the latter tend to be vulnerable to attack.
Criticism
Internet of Things webcams vulnerable
Main article: IoT
IoT webcams tend to be vulnerable to attack:
- 2016-01-14 Help Net Security: Cheap web cams can open permanent, difficult-to-spot backdoors into networks
- 2017-10-05 The Next Web: Woman films her internet-connected camera whispering ‘Hola señorita’