Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by aendruk on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:01PM (#23168999)

> weather and traffic cameras

Several are clearly disguised; the view is framed by "high voltage" etc. decals in reverse, similar to:

https://www.qpcs.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-06-17_2...

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by catblast on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:13PM (#23169149)

So what? Even weather cameras need deterrence from vandals.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by nbrempel on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:56AM (#23168197)

Maybe, but you normally can't move weather cameras and I don't think they have such a high resolution...

From another comment, apparently the cameras are distributed by https://www.crimepoint.net/

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by pcdoodle on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:58AM (#23168219)

One guy there was playing around and found presets for: "Richards House"

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by derision on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:03PM (#23168287)

Maybe Richard has a lot of weather anomalies

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by pcdoodle on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:12PM (#23168393)

LMAO

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by throwaway923408 on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @02:59PM (#23170408)

Here's the link to the relevant camera: http://72.250.57.49:8000/viewer/live/index.html?lang=en

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by kick on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:13PM (#23168401)

Because the DEA totally has an excuse to own public city weather and traffic cameras.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by monadic2 on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:23PM (#23168519)

I don’t think they generally ask permission....

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by thebigspacefuck on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:54AM (#23168166)

It’s pretty cool. You can change where they point and zoom in/out. Usually can’t do that with public cameras

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by reaperducer on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @02:50PM (#23170294)

It’s pretty cool. You can change where they point and zoom in/out. Usually can’t do that with public cameras

Really? I occasionally visit public construction site cameras that real estate developers put up, and they're almost always interactive.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by MiroF on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @03:18PM (#23170650)

Not true - back when I used to mess around with this in high school quite a few cameras had the controls.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by edm0nd on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @02:49PM (#23170278)

Weather and traffic cams don't have "Due to its sensitive nature, the information contained on this website is restricted to law enforcement professionals and government agencies only. For access contact us at 503-932-6899 or email us at [email protected]"

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by wayoutthere on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:58PM (#23168954)

Play around with one and you'll see quickly that these are designed for remote surveillance. Traffic / weather cameras don't have telephoto lenses, motorized 3 axis control or high-quality sensors.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by jeffbee on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:02PM (#23169009)

You just made up every aspect of that statement. Caltrans traffic cameras are all variable telephoto cameras on pan/tilt/zoom rigs. Many weather cameras even allow random web visitors to control the PTZ for a minute or two.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by catalogia on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:21PM (#23169221)

From elsewhere in this discussion: "Due to its sensitive nature, the information contained on this website is restricted to law enforcement professionals and government agencies only. For access contact us at 503-932-6899 or email us at [email protected]" ... "This phone number traces to Mike Bethers, Special Agent at Oregon Department of Justice."

So cut the shit, these aren't traffic cameras.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by wayoutthere on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @01:45PM (#23169492)

I've never seen a traffic camera that could make out a license plate from 2 blocks away.

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Re:Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly p... by reaperducer on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @02:52PM (#23170310)

I've never seen a traffic camera that could make out a license plate from 2 blocks away.

How many have you installed?

One TV station that I worked for in the early 00's had cameras all over the city that could easily do that, all fibered back into the newsroom.

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