Heart Studies Use Webcam Technology

Webcams contain a component that may help researchers study a common side-effect of medications that cause changes in the way the heart beats. The side-effect is called cardiotoxicity. Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers are using basic webcam technology to create a tool that looks at the effects of drugs in real time on heart cells. [...]

Webcam Spying Opens PC Rental Store Lawsuit

A Rent-to-Buy company based in Atlanta, Georgia is accused of spying by a Casper, Wyoming couple. The couple claim in a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania, that Aaron’s, a PC rental store where they rented a Dell Inspiron laptop, allegedly took a picture of the husband, Brian Byrd using spy software from DesignerWare, a company that [...]

Teen May Face Jail Time Over Webcam Threat

Two teenage girls were talked into stripping naked and performing sex acts over a webcam by a sixteen year old teenage boy. He allegedly threatened the two girls with physically violence if they didn’t comply. The girls were told that they would be beaten up at school the following day if they didn’t perform. The [...]

Home Webcams May Be Security Risk

The FBI has recently issued warnings of extortion plots whereby hackers access home computers via spyware that is usually downloaded unknowingly by the owner. The hacker then has access to all functions of the computer, such as printers, scanners and in particular, webcams. In San Antonio, Texas the FBI recently arrested Luis Mijangos for hacking [...]

Live Tokyo Webcam

With all of the recent developments in Japan, this is an opportunity to view real-time conditions in the city of Tokyo. Radiation from the north is threatening most of the country and earthquakes continue to be an ongoing threat. Webcams are an excellent tool for monitoring views as they unfold. You can view the real-time [...]

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