Webcams Into the Unknown
June 19th, 2006 by mojotek
I was checking the feed for Diggdot.us last night and found this interesting submission via Digg. Apparently there’s a very easy google query you can enter to find unsecured webcams on the internet. I’m sure these only apply to a certain type of webcam, but the coolest part is that you can control most of them. Well, that is when every other teenage hacker in the world isn’t trying to gain control of it.
The coolest ones I’ve found:
- Cats on a bed - Someone really wants to know how their 17 cats are doing while they’re away at work. I haven’t been able to control this one myself because so many other people are moving it around.
- Illegal Japanese Gambling - Or at least it just looks a little shady. I’m not sure what kind of gambling they’re doing, but they’re definitely not using a deck of 52. I have been able to control this one.
- Classic Car Lot - Looks like a car lot specifically for classic cars. You can pan tilt and zoom this one.
- Poochie Pool - I guess it’s some kennel’s way of letting dog owners see their pooches play in the pool while they’re on vacation.
- SysAdmin’s Dungeon - Some system administrator must spend a lot of time in here. Maybe his superiors just want to keep tabs on him? Or maybe they want to log how much time he spends collecting pr0n.
Can anyone else find some cooler ones?
Here’s a few funny screen shots I took:
That’s incredible! It takes spy webcams to a whole new level.
You know, I’d like that automatic litter box for my son.
I so had my hopes up to mess around with the “Cats on a Bed” camera. Of course all I got was a frickin blue screen. DRAT IT!
Okay I admit… I like the poochies one. I could watch that for awhile.
Phoenix: It is rather weird how easily it taps into our voyeuristic nature… I hate reality television, but give me reality webcams anytime!
nicole: Hopefully it will come back on. I’ve read similar comments on that particular camera that say it only operates during a set time period during the day.
Riss: Yeah, it’s fun to see which ones really want to get in and play and the ones that are trying to figure out what all that wet stuff is.