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What does "open camera" mean? Public webcam? Hacked CCTV? How did the author find those cameras?

netsharc 4y ago
Considering the open camera "feeds" have the bounding boxes around people, I guess they're CCTVs mistakenly put on the open Internet, findable through some services (can't remember the name of a famous one). Well actually he probably added the bounding boxes. DDG result for "Dublin Temple Bar livestream": https://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar https://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar
- deleted 4y ago
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- htrp 4y ago
  The Temple Bar (Dublin) actually makes this publicly available. They also have a feed of the inside of the bar so that you can virtually experience Ireland. https://thetemplebarpub.com/ https://thetemplebarpub.com/
- Ftuuky 4y ago
  Shodan is the name IIRC
aaaaaaaaaaab 4y ago
https://www.tfljamcams.net/ https://www.tfljamcams.net/ Traffic cameras are publicly available in London. The first thing I used to do when coming to the office each morning was to look myself up in the traffic cameras along my journey (historic footage is also publicly available).
- ElCheapo 4y ago
  It's not surprising, but I find very cute the fact that the further you are from the center the older the security cameras are.
- penneyd 4y ago
  Do you know why it's just London?
  - aaaaaaaaaaab 4y ago
    It isn’t just London, but I think London has the most traffic cameras in the city center. Other UK cities seem to have them mostly on the highways.
- Frost1x 4y ago
  Many state department of transportation groups in the US have camera on roadways all alone their respective state online. They're usually fairly low res, probably to reduce costs and data as they only need to check traffic flow, but they're often public. Check your states DOT website and look for traffic, there could be a treasure trove of cameras.
- doodlesdev 4y ago
  What the actual fuck. This is actually frightening. I can watch anyone, anywhere, anytime in London, anonymously, without them knowing? I guess I have to add yet another city to my never-visit-again list. No wonder schizophrenia is more common in developed countries, you ARE being watched. Remember that this is still 2022. People think there's no privacy anymore, but in a few decades we are going to look back and wish we could go back. Of course these are public spaces where privacy has never _truly_ existed, but having cameras transmitting your every step to anyone with internet access is chilling.
bochoh 4y ago
A really famous spot in Dublin is the Temple Bar (Red bar in examples). They have live cameras in HD available inside and out https://worldcams.tv/ireland/dublin/temple-bar https://worldcams.tv/ireland/dublin/temple-bar
bla3 4y ago
There are a whole bunch here: https://www.earthcam.com/mapsearch/ https://www.earthcam.com/mapsearch/
- MonkeyMalarky 4y ago
  This reminds me of an old 4chan "prank". There was an open camera somewhere in New York(?) and in the view was a shop with various display stands. Users would post something like "Im gonna do it, watch!", everyone would start watching the video feed and like half an hour or so later a kid would run up and knock over one of displays. They'd just fuck with the poor shop owner whenever they were bored. Edit: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/nyc-cardstand-earthcam-trolling-ill-be-there-in-30-minutes https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/nyc-cardstand-earthcam...

Considering the open camera "feeds" have the bounding boxes around people, I guess they're CCTVs mistakenly put on the open Internet, findable through some services (can't remember the name of a famous one). Well actually he probably added the bounding boxes. DDG result for "Dublin Temple Bar livestream": https://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar https://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar

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htrp 4y ago
The Temple Bar (Dublin) actually makes this publicly available. They also have a feed of the inside of the bar so that you can virtually experience Ireland. https://thetemplebarpub.com/ https://thetemplebarpub.com/
Ftuuky 4y ago
Shodan is the name IIRC

aaaaaaaaaaab 4y ago

https://www.tfljamcams.net/ https://www.tfljamcams.net/ Traffic cameras are publicly available in London. The first thing I used to do when coming to the office each morning was to look myself up in the traffic cameras along my journey (historic footage is also publicly available).

ElCheapo 4y ago
It's not surprising, but I find very cute the fact that the further you are from the center the older the security cameras are.
penneyd 4y ago
Do you know why it's just London?
- aaaaaaaaaaab 4y ago
  It isn’t just London, but I think London has the most traffic cameras in the city center. Other UK cities seem to have them mostly on the highways.
Frost1x 4y ago
Many state department of transportation groups in the US have camera on roadways all alone their respective state online. They're usually fairly low res, probably to reduce costs and data as they only need to check traffic flow, but they're often public. Check your states DOT website and look for traffic, there could be a treasure trove of cameras.
doodlesdev 4y ago
What the actual fuck. This is actually frightening. I can watch anyone, anywhere, anytime in London, anonymously, without them knowing? I guess I have to add yet another city to my never-visit-again list. No wonder schizophrenia is more common in developed countries, you ARE being watched. Remember that this is still 2022. People think there's no privacy anymore, but in a few decades we are going to look back and wish we could go back. Of course these are public spaces where privacy has never _truly_ existed, but having cameras transmitting your every step to anyone with internet access is chilling.

bochoh 4y ago

A really famous spot in Dublin is the Temple Bar (Red bar in examples). They have live cameras in HD available inside and out https://worldcams.tv/ireland/dublin/temple-bar https://worldcams.tv/ireland/dublin/temple-bar

bla3 4y ago

There are a whole bunch here: https://www.earthcam.com/mapsearch/ https://www.earthcam.com/mapsearch/

MonkeyMalarky 4y ago
This reminds me of an old 4chan "prank". There was an open camera somewhere in New York(?) and in the view was a shop with various display stands. Users would post something like "Im gonna do it, watch!", everyone would start watching the video feed and like half an hour or so later a kid would run up and knock over one of displays. They'd just fuck with the poor shop owner whenever they were bored. Edit: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/nyc-cardstand-earthcam-trolling-ill-be-there-in-30-minutes https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/nyc-cardstand-earthcam...