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« on: October 27, 2021, 09:32:51 AM »
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Re: 4k webcam - for 32
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2021, 10:14:16 AM »
Am I the only one that is highly hesitant to buy Chinese brands of internet connected devices?
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: 4k webcam - for 32
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2021, 10:21:04 AM »
Am I the only one that is highly hesitant to buy Chinese brands of internet connected devices?
I would like to hear from a hardware/software engineer what capabilities could be given to someone else practically by plugging in this camera, and what are possible ways to prevent it.

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Re: 4k webcam - for 32
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2021, 10:32:13 AM »
Am I the only one that is highly hesitant to buy Chinese brands of internet connected devices?
Nope.

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Re: 4k webcam - for 32
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2021, 10:35:37 AM »
I would like to hear from a hardware/software engineer what capabilities could be given to someone else practically by plugging in this camera, and what are possible ways to prevent it.
Start with a simple google search like "cheap camera hack scam iot".

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Re: 4k webcam - for 32
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2021, 11:15:33 AM »
Nope.

Easier when you just avoid a cheap Webcam. Harder when you rule out Lenovo as an option.
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: 4k webcam - for 32
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2021, 11:36:28 AM »
Easier when you just avoid a cheap Webcam. Harder when you rule out Lenovo as an option.
For me at least, when a company is big enough, they leave the category of "Chinese brands to avoid".

It's the cheap gimmicky products that you need to be careful with.

As in, I'm less concerned with "the Chinese government spying on me" then I am with "any "hacker" can get into a cheap POC IOT device on my network".

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Re: 4k webcam - for 32
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2021, 11:55:15 AM »

As in, I'm less concerned with "the Chinese government spying on me" then I am with "any "hacker" can get into a cheap POC IOT device on my network".

I'm not concerned with "the Chinese government spying on me", but am concerned about them potentially using my infrastructure as an anchor point for their illicit activities.
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: 4k webcam - for 32
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2021, 01:30:39 PM »
Easier when you just avoid a cheap Webcam. Harder when you rule out Lenovo as an option.
The company that actually includes a physical camera cover in some of there laptops..
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