Noted network security guru Brian Krebs has blown the lid off of a very serious security issue with recent Foscam security cameras:
Bad enough that one brand of security apparatus has such issues, but the following article discusses the broader implications of such manufacturer behaviour as the IoT (Internet of Things) increasingly expands into consumers' lives:
Peer-Seeking Webcam Reveals the Security Dangers of Internet Things
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/02/this-is-why-people-fear-the-internet-of-things/
Bad enough that one brand of security apparatus has such issues, but the following article discusses the broader implications of such manufacturer behaviour as the IoT (Internet of Things) increasingly expands into consumers' lives:
Peer-Seeking Webcam Reveals the Security Dangers of Internet Things