Archive for the 'Webcam Security' Category

How to test your webcam to ensure it works with Webcam Call Free

If you have a webcam, you can make free video calls on WebcamCallFree and let your contacts see you as well as hear you. Webcam Call Free works well with most webcams, but if you experience any problems, follow these steps to test whether your webcam works with Webcam Call Free. – Install your webcam, follow the instructions that [...]

Webcam Hacking

Webcam hacking is a term and practice you may not have heard of, but will never forget after watching the movie below. The movie is simply titled “Webcam“, and was shot completely on none other than an actual webcam. The movie is well written, directed, and the main character is grounded well, with solid acting [...]

Webcam offers sneak peek at ferry wait

People heading for the Kootenay Lake ferry terminal at Kootenay Bay can get a look at just how long the wait will be thanks to a new webcam, reports Megan Cole for the Nelson Star. The East Shore Internet Society set up the webcam as a service to the community, says Bob Carter, operations manager [...]

Adobe plugs Flash webcam spy hole

Adobe engineers on Thursday fixed a vulnerability in its Flash software that could enable attackers to use a person’s computer webcam or microphone feeds for spying on the person. Adobe made changes to an Adobe website page that controls Flash user’s security settings. The fix did not require users to do anything more than stop [...]

Burglary Caught on Webcam

With Halloween just around the corner, a Taunton Street homeowner caught some ghostly images on his webcam last weekend. Scarier still, the images were of a burglar rifling through the home and making off with valuables. Plainville police have posted the images on the department’s Facebook page and this might shake up the burglar: Police [...]

Norton Anti-Theft via the internal webcam

This is popular anti-theft software from Norton than can track lost or stolen laptops, PCs, tablets and android smartphones. You can log on online to find the laptop’s location and you can also snap photographs of thieves using your device via the internal webcam. The software is easy to use, but a computer-savvy laptop thief [...]

Webcam Axis Views from all around the World

Technical Details 1/4″ progressive scan CMOS Image Sensor. 4.4 mm/F2.0 fixed iris Lens. H.264 Motion JPEG MPEG-4 Video compression 640 x 480 Max video resolution (pixels) Multi-level passwords IP filtering HTTPS encryption Security Product Description Small-sized indoor network camera. Fixed lens. 1/4″ progressive scan CMOS sensor. Connects over wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11g) or wired Ethernet. [...]

Webcam to greet hotel customers

When you check into a hotel, don’t get perturbed by the webcam glaring at you. It’s now mandatory for city hoteliers to retain photographs of all customers along with their details. Soon after one checks into a hotel, his photograph and details get stored online in Kolkata Police’s server instantly. Initially, this was started for [...]