Crooked Technician Hacked Laptops To Become Peeping Tom
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"Honey, that laptop sure seems eager to take showers with you. Are you sure there's nothing wrong?"
And people complied? Seriously? They didn't think for a second that steam (which is basically moisture) might wreck something?
EDIT - Ooh, little question. When my webcam is active, a little light comes on next to it. Can it still be active if that light is off, or would I be better off taping over it?
Unless you're over ninety or under ten, there's really no excuse for not knowing that exposing electronic devices to moisture isn't going to fix whatever problem they have. No one's saying that this guy doesn't deserve to be punished. It's just hard to feel sympathy for people who only became victims because of their own willful ignorance. Anyway, what is stupidity besides a lack of conventional knowledge?Simiathan said:
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That guy is scum. His actions don't really surprise me that much though. There will always be shit people like that out there.
The people who actually believed that they should bring their laptop into the bathroom with them and leave it turned on and opened up while they shower so steam can "fix a sensor?" How stupid can you be? Even if you're computer illiterate, wouldn't something go off in your brain that says "Hmm, that's weird. My computer never made such a bizarre request of me before. Something must be wrong here."
Not that they deserve to get spied on for being so dumb, but they do deserve to be banned from using anything more advanced than a TI-108 [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/TI-108.jpg] unless they take some classes and get some kind of proof that they have learned to know better than to do whatever random thing pops up on their computer screen. Otherwise, next time they're going to get their identity stolen or some other similar shit when they get that "helpful" pop-up letting them know that a virus scan of their computer has just been completed and they have some viruses, so if they just click here they can buy a program that will get rid of them lickety split...
That guy is scum. His actions don't really surprise me that much though. There will always be shit people like that out there.
The people who actually believed that they should bring their laptop into the bathroom with them and leave it turned on and opened up while they shower so steam can "fix a sensor?" How stupid can you be? Even if you're computer illiterate, wouldn't something go off in your brain that says "Hmm, that's weird. My computer never made such a bizarre request of me before. Something must be wrong here."
Not that they deserve to get spied on for being so dumb, but they do deserve to be banned from using anything more advanced than a TI-108 [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/TI-108.jpg] unless they take some classes and get some kind of proof that they have learned to know better than to do whatever random thing pops up on their computer screen. Otherwise, next time they're going to get their identity stolen or some other similar shit when they get that "helpful" pop-up letting them know that a virus scan of their computer has just been completed and they have some viruses, so if they just click here they can buy a program that will get rid of them lickety split...
I see so many people commenting on the victim's intelligence. It may not be a matter of intelligence, but rather one of irnorance.
Some people just aren't as knowledgeable about electronics as many of us are. Believe me, some people just have never been taught.
Think of it this way. I am an aerospace engineering major. I know a great deal about airplanes and what makes them fly. I am good at math, physics, and am quite literate. However, I know very little about bio-chemistry. If someone were to take me into a bio-chemistry lab and expect me to run even the simplest experiment, I would probably be completely lost. Those people my assume I'm stupid because what comes easily for them would be quite difficult and foreign to me. I just don't understand bio-chemistry. However, the same would be true if I brought them into a wind tunnel and expected them to interpret CFD data.
Some people just don't understand the electronics that they surround themselves with. They work, and many people don't care how or why.
Some people just aren't as knowledgeable about electronics as many of us are. Believe me, some people just have never been taught.
Think of it this way. I am an aerospace engineering major. I know a great deal about airplanes and what makes them fly. I am good at math, physics, and am quite literate. However, I know very little about bio-chemistry. If someone were to take me into a bio-chemistry lab and expect me to run even the simplest experiment, I would probably be completely lost. Those people my assume I'm stupid because what comes easily for them would be quite difficult and foreign to me. I just don't understand bio-chemistry. However, the same would be true if I brought them into a wind tunnel and expected them to interpret CFD data.
Some people just don't understand the electronics that they surround themselves with. They work, and many people don't care how or why.
Okay, here's a question then.tsb247 said:
If you went into a bio-chemistry lab and they had a bottle of an unknown liquid sitting out with a sign that said "Drink me" on it, would you just pick it up and drink it without question, or would you stop and ask "Hold on, what is this? Is it safe to just pick up and drink like it says on the sign?" If you picked the latter, congratulations, you have common sense. If you picked the former... :\
Not understanding how things work doesn't mean you have to throw common sense to the wind and do whatever comes up in a little pop-up box on the screen. Again, I don't think anyone deserve to get spied on for being stupid, but holy crap they are mighty stupid.
I don't know. I once had a customer I performed an onsite repair for ask if I was going to. Probably shoulda ran away right there.vansau said:
And skeevy computer technicians take back the lead from skeevy principals! What will the next grievous privacy violation be? Tune in next week and find out!vansau said:
Okay, guy is a pervert who deserves to get his junk put in a meat grinder. But people fell for this often enough to get THOUSANDS of pictures? Even assuming 100 stills per victim, that's at least 20 people!vansau said:
Okay, THIS is why scareware programs like "Antivirus XP 2011" and that work. People, your parents spent all your childhood teaching you not to get into the van with a stranger. Understand the lesson is not "Don't get into the van!" but "Don't trust every stranger to have your best interests in mind. Question anything that seems suspicious."
Damn, I feel sorry for the legit people who work there. And I thought the shop I work in was hitting hard times.vansau said:
I suppose, but the truth is rather more practical: We don't give a damn. Seriously, even if it wasn't a firing offense, I am NOT going to waste my time trolling through 500 folders of digital camera photos in the hopes of there being one folder where someone gets naked. The Internet is over yonder, and in the same length of time it takes me to navigate to "My Pictures" on a customer's PC I can be downloading porn catering to any number of fetishes I might have. The only people who would dig through personal stuff are severely broken nuts who would've been peeping toms 100 years ago. This guy would be the town weirdo who tries to convince people he's a traveling doctor.cainx10a said:
This is the first time I ever heard of someone exploiting computer ignorance to actually commit sexual crimes.
The amount of sexist victim blaming occurring in this thread is downright appalling, and frankly, I'm pretty ashamed I actually associate with some of you on this forum. There is only one person to blame, and that is the perpetrator of the crime. He took advantage of individuals who did not have knowledge about the electronics or computers. Calling them 'retarded' (offensive in itself) and blaming them is shameful - not to mention, I wouldn't be surprised if it was more than him just taking pictures of them showering. He installed a webcam, he could have feasibly taken pictures at any time, including during showers.
Seriously, Escapist forum-goers. I expected better of you. I don't know why, since I've encountered a seemingly proven track record of disgusting sexism on these forums, but still, you can do better.
(Obviously, this is not directed to the awesome people who have been not victim blaming. Thank you to you, you are the reason I find it in myself to stick around.)
Seriously, Escapist forum-goers. I expected better of you. I don't know why, since I've encountered a seemingly proven track record of disgusting sexism on these forums, but still, you can do better.
(Obviously, this is not directed to the awesome people who have been not victim blaming. Thank you to you, you are the reason I find it in myself to stick around.)
Part of me feels that these people got what they deserved for being so dumb, but that was up until the "younger girl" part. Assuming she wasn't some idiotic dumbass teenager, it made the other part win out. I really, really, really hate it when people use computers for evil. And when I say evil, I mean evil with no intention of having fun or causing suffering. Sexual deviance does not fall under "fun". Hopefully, this guy gets locked away for a very long time. Away from the tech. With large, indiscriminately horny men.
Really? Hey, your computer is in trouble, put it near your shower for a bit. While you're at it, why not also rinse the motherboard in the sink and try to scrub the components clean you dumb fuck. How fucking stupid can you get? Why, in an age where technology surrounds us, are so many people technically retarded?
I don't even care what this guy did, he's getting his just dues. These... y'know what, I've said all I need to say.
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NOTE: I feel like I might get called out on this. I don't care if you think this is too harsh or if I'm blaming the wrong person, I'm not. The blame lies with the guy who installed the software, but these idiots who refused to have their computer taken a look at by someone else to see what was wrong or didn't even do a fucking Google search of the problem. If you get constant error messages for the same damn thing then you have a problem and should take a look at it, not continue to douse your computer in Steam. There's a difference between not knowing what you're doing and being dumb as fuck.
I don't even care what this guy did, he's getting his just dues. These... y'know what, I've said all I need to say.
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NOTE: I feel like I might get called out on this. I don't care if you think this is too harsh or if I'm blaming the wrong person, I'm not. The blame lies with the guy who installed the software, but these idiots who refused to have their computer taken a look at by someone else to see what was wrong or didn't even do a fucking Google search of the problem. If you get constant error messages for the same damn thing then you have a problem and should take a look at it, not continue to douse your computer in Steam. There's a difference between not knowing what you're doing and being dumb as fuck.