As much as I like technology, I never liked the idea of automatically-inserted webcams in laptops. Kind of like DVD players in vehicles– it sounds really neat and is probably very convenient, but it creates a whole new bag of problems what go with it. Like this one:
Peeping Geek Arrested for Using Laptop Webcams to Spy on Women
A Gainesville [Florida] man has been arrested for allegedly installing software on a woman’s computer, then using the software to remotely control the camera on her computer to take videos of the woman and her friends…
The alleged victim is a Hialeah woman who told police she had a man perform some maintenance on her computer in early July. The woman told police she discovered the program on Monday along with about 20,000 photos of herself and her friends that had been made from the videos taken with the camera.
The man arrested in the case was identified as Craig Matthew Feigin, 23, who was charged with modifying computer data and disrupting or denying computer system services. He was arrested at 2 p.m. Thursday and was being held at the Alachua County Jail Friday night on a $20,000 bond.
Makes me want to puke. There’s a mugshot of the slimeball, too. What a CREEP! He needs a serious slathering of some acne cream, not to mention, several years in the penitentiary. YUK. :-p
![[del.icio.us]](http://images.del.icio.us/static/img/delicious.small.gif){kind=small}
I have a webcam on my laptop … but have never used it. I forgot it was there!