While looking ofr daycare for my kids, I came across a few that offered web based cam viewing of the kids/classrooms. My wife thought it was a great idea til I suggested that anyone could potentially view the kids....sex offenders, children theft services, etc. Sure the school offered password based access, but any system that is turned on can be compromised. Maybe it's the paranoid dad in me, but while it may be nice to see what my kids and teachers are doing, it scares me that some pediphile may be wat
The problem is putting the camera directly on the wire. This gives them an external IP address. Places should be using an internal network with a router to connect the cameras. That way the main systems used to watch the cameras can get on the internet and do whatever but the cameras have a 192.168.0.X or something IP that can only be accessed from the outside if the router is set up to foward the port.
Unless the cameras are intended for public viewing they should not be given an external IP.
Daycares with cams (Score:3, Interesting)
Use a router (Score:2)
Unless the cameras are intended for public viewing they should not be given an external IP.