Are hidden nanny cams still a legal "gray area"?
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They never were. It has always been legal to videotape in your own house, even without the person's permission.
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As far as the rules of evidence are concerned, covert filming is OK.  However, there are certain circumstances, (eg. fitting rooms, toilets, etc.) where such filming is a criminal offense.\n\nIf you have reference to audio recording, if at least one party to the conversation is aware of the taping, it is legal and admissable.  If both parties are unaware, then only by Court order.
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People are missing the point. There may not be an expectation of privacy requiring a warrant, but the phone call database is in direct violation of applicable federal law.\n\nWhether I have anything to hide or not is irrelevant. It was against the law for the NSA to be doing what they are doing, especially if it has been going on for years. See the 1986 Stored Communications Act.
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I don't know; but recently one just appeared on my computer screen -without me seemingly doing ANYTHING.  ( I mean--his info started being on my screen & i just click it to see the cam/video; weird.....
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Yes, because I'm not a criminal so they have no right to collect data on me.  They don't need to listen in on things to know details of my life.  They can figure out easily how often I call my doctor, how often bill collectors call me, how often I stay in touch with family and where they are, what products I purchase via phone, how often I order pizza, and whether or not I cheat on my wife.  \n\nI don't want some geek sitting in a control room somewhere figuring that out, its just creepy...and unconstitutional...and "1984".  Please place me on the "Do Not Monitor" list, thanks.
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You have nothing to worry about sweetheart.\n\nJust tell your daughter that the internet is a tool, and like all tools you should use it correctly or you will get in to trouble with mommy!\n\n\nNow about your legal issue,...\n"It stated that she had been caught participating in an illegal activity and that someone would be in contact within a certain period of time."\n\nThis is NOT sop (standerd operating procejure).... I am almost speachless... there are too many things wrong to even count!\n\nFirst off... No one can know "who" you are on the internet. So how can one get in touch with you... The only "address" that your computer leaves behind when you go to a website is your IP number which your internet service provider assigns you. So, lets say for argument, you used your computer to go onto an illegal website and you left your IP address in the "web servers" web "log" records, No police orginization has the power or the right to demand your ISP (internet service provider) for your information.\n\nHey and also.... dont you think police would try to ammount more then enough evidence (rather then one day worth of looking at illegal websites), before tipping their hand by telling the bad guy "oooo we are coming for you, watch out!"\n\nwell at this point you might be wondering... "but how do the police catch the bad guys that I see on the TV all the time"\n\nAh,.... thats were I come in....\n\none word.  "white-hat"... (or ethical computer hacking). One can have the power to remotely access a computer and if they were to find anything illegal, the local police might suddenly get that information in one way or another... after the tip off, after a great deal of investigation, police serve a warrent with "probobal cause" and siese the target computer.\n\nand another way people get caught,... they use a credit card to pay for access to illegal websites...I dont belive I need to explain this one...\n\nso...  the message you got was probobly just someone having a fun time at your scared little daughters expense, and probobly nothing will come of it... (um do make sure you have all updates and also if you are not running a antivirus or firewall... install one... if they do have your IP, they might try to "break in" and sniff around your computer, this way, they can figure out who you are and where you are located.)\n\n\n\nwell hope that helps alittle
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It's bad when you find out that your being watched, or taped at your own home. I was being watched by a P.I. that was hired by an Ins. company to try and prove that I was faking my injury. I had NO Clue it was being done till we got into court. LOL the funny thing is is that there was nothing on there. The Lawyer presented this tape and I was like dammnnn...but then we watched it and there was nothing on there to prove their case. I wish I would have known he was out there, I could have set them up. My Lawyer told me the next time I saw them outside my house watching me I should invite him in for coffee.If your not doing anything wrong, don't let them bring you down. Let them do all the background checks they want, if there isn't anything there then you shouldn't worry about it. Consult a Lawyer! And Talk to your Husband! This can make you a very paranoid person, but that seems to be the goal here. To see how far they can push you...Is it worth it?
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There are none.  You work at your employer's property, using their property.  They can monitor your emails, web surfing, calls, visitors.  In most states, they can video or audio tape you without notifying you first.\n\nUnfortunately, big brother may not be the government, but he is your employer.
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you must be sure you have permission to view a webcam.
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you can not see webcam without permission of people...
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A large majority of "visible cams" are bots who do not broadcast, it is just a trick.\n\nThe "invalid token" I got that before and I got round it by PMing the person, not typing anything but the viewing the cam from the PM box.
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what do you think?\n\nis it legal to wander into their yard and take a swim in their pool?\nis it legal to split their cable tv and hook it up to your house?\nis it legal to borrow their car if they leave it unlocked?\n\neven if you did use their internet, the mac address of your computer's wireless network card will be all over their wireless router's logs along with times and dates.\n\nif you don't believe me, there's plenty of news reports about people who've gone to jail for doing it:\nhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22wi+fi%22+stealing+jail&btnG=Google+Search&meta=\nhttp://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22wireless+network%22+law&btnG=Google+Search&meta=\n\nstarlet108 knows nothing about the law regarding probably anything, the question was not about whether it's ethically right or wrong to steal bandwidth - it was whether it's legal. she/he's probably only 12/13 years old themself so he/she can be forgiven for making such an uninformed comment.\n\nas for what mark says, connecting to a computer network without permission is nothing like watching tv through someones window - it's more akin to walking through their unlocked front door, sitting down on the sofa with your feet up and watching tv.\n\nspecifically, in places like california, it falls under section 502 of the penal code which prohibits the unauthorized access to computers, computer systems, and computer data. there are similar laws covering the same thing in pretty much any state in the US, UK, and other large countries.\n\nalthough the UK tends to be behind the US in terms of computer and internet related laws, there is a law which covers this kind of thing and has been used successfully in court; namely 'dishonestly obtaining an electronic communications service and possessing equipment for fraudulent use of a communications service' which is what it sounds like, using a wireless computer to steal wireless internet services:\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4721723.stm\n\nin starlet108's case, whether the people responsible are arrested and prosecuted or not is purely down to which police officer attends the scene - i wouldn't imagine many of them are aware of the laws regarding service theft and will probably just say 'well put a password on it' to fob the victim off because it's cheaper than investigating it.\n\nincidentally, in 2007 manufacturers of wi-fi devices will have to include warnings about using those devices unsecured - which is just as well, there are 4 routers giving off signals where i live and mine is the only one that's secured, the other 3 are probably being hammered by everyone in the local area.
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Um, your question seems a bit incomplete. \n\nAre you refering to nude pictures? Well, that's obvious, lecivious conduct.\n\nHow about taking pictures of other children against the parents permission, that is exploitation, and against the law.\n\nYour question leaves quite a bit to be decifered.
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I'm about as computer-dumb as it gets, so please pardon this question if it's stupid :\n\nDon't all of our computers keep track of our activities via Cookies & our History trail ?  \n\nI can always tell when my hubbby's been on my 'puter and I can also tell where he's been ... so I would imagine that yes, the person whose computer you used to oggle porn sites on definitely knows what you were up to.\n\nYou may not have hairy palms, but I do believe you left your fingerprints behind.
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no,as ive told you,stealth settings is used to choosed who's to view,it is privacy settings so there's nothing you can do with it if it is activated..that is privacy settings.\na person can choosed which person only allowed to see that they are online..got it?goodluck!
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you can't, unless you know the program your donloading from or you do a background check, most adult videos will have them, google videos won't have any, they are extremely strict security
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Do not be alarmed by "hacking" on the internet; on very rare cases would this occur to anyone. \n\nHowever, you would know if someone is "spying" on you. If your cam showed what your friend can see, it most likely is just the program you are using.\n\nIf your cam is being spied on, chances are it would not be the only thing. Your computer would likely be taken over by the perpetrator. For example, he would take over your mouse, start opening up programs, typing, or maybe printing.\n\nIf you suspect malicious activities, simply disconnect your internet cable and all will be good.