There are several ways
to let someone spy into your home. The easiest is using a non internet baby monitor
which allows neighbors to tune into, much like a radio.
A man in the US found
out that he was being watched when his neighbor
informed him that video and audio from his son’s nursery was showing up on his
monitor whenever it was set to the same channel. The microphone on the monitor
was so sensitive it even picked up conversations occurring in rooms outside the
nursery. Both used the same product and believed the product to be secure when
they bought it.
While purchasing
wireless products it is important to evaluate the authentication and encryption
mechanism in place to ensure that no third party can snoop onto the audio and
video feed. The mechanism should provide a level of difficulty to break into.
Monitors with long range may appear attractive but the feeds can also be captured by your neighbors
or by people in a car outside. It may pose a health hazard for your infant.
In countries like India,
where residents live in tightly boxed apartments, buyers of baby monitors
should closely check product specifications and security mechanisms. After all,
as the latest Indian crime report shows; neighbors are
more often than not responsible for cyber crimes against you
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