How would my cameras be used against me? Pragmatically, not theoretically.
If you’re okay with someone in front of a computer screen watching what you and the people you care about do through a camera or even share those videos across the internet, then you’re all good!
Does that also mean that the cameras can't see if a guy breaks into my house? That seems like a pretty big risk then.
https://theintercept.com/2019/01/10/amazon-ring-security-cam...
> Although the source said they never personally witnessed any egregious abuses, they told The Intercept “if [someone] knew a reporter or competitor’s email address, [they] could view all their cameras.” The source also recounted instances of Ring engineers “teasing each other about who they brought home” after romantic dates. Although the engineers in question were aware that they were being surveilled by their co-workers in real time, the source questioned whether their companions were similarly informed.
Assuming write access to your device: implanting false digital evidence on your device, calling the cops, and framing you
Assuming root access to your device and network: if you work from home, exfiltrating company-confidential from your home network. Running a botnet from your home.
i don’t want to say they’re malicious but it should be clear by now that a very tiny fraction of companies are taking the security of this data and it’s collectors at even a fraction of how serious they should. even behemoths like amazon have had massive problems with their devices and have been very loose with the data collected.
- Blackmail
- Stalking
- Determining when you're out of your house, and for how long you're likely to be out of your house to plan burglary.