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Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by abqio »

the_pwner224 wrote: post #122
MiroF wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think people really think about it. Another example: most cities have systems that can pinpoint a gunshot to a block radius anywhere in the city so that police can respond quickly.

There is a very big difference between a system that can localize gunshot sounds and surveillance drones. Assuming, of course, that the gunshot detectors are in fact special gunshot detectors and not a giant array of normal microphones with some algorithms applied to them.

Looks like they have an app for law enforcement. It does provide some audio.

>gunshot audio to gain situational awareness, and; precise location of the gunshot to search for evidence.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shotspotter-respond/id10968200...

Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by 0xdeadb00f »

casefields wrote: post #4

Inside one of the cameras: "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 info@ipsurvconcepts.com" http://ipsurvconcepts.com/ Good job fellas.

> Inside one of the cameras:

> "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 info@ipsurvconcepts.com"

> http://ipsurvconcepts.com/

> Good job fellas.

Domain is gone. For sale.

Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by 0xdeadb00f »

BlueGh0st wrote: post #46
casefields wrote: post #4

Inside one of the cameras: "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 info@ipsurvconcepts.com" http://ipsurvconcepts.com/ Good job fellas.

The website appears to be compromised. It's hosting and redirecting to webstores/spam/porn/etc. It seems an enterprising agent decided to start building and selling his own covert camera boxes but I wonder how old these things are now. Perhaps they've been forgotten?

The website is suspiciously gone now. Looks like the domain is for sale?

Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by rolph »

sbierwagen wrote: post #139
zokier wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN is not really the place for doxing

Tell it to GP, that's the same phone number posted upthread.

not only that its the number and name posted on the website in question for people to call regarding the site

Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by nucleardog »

catalogia wrote: post #93
lotsofpulp wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They’re not cameras, they are metal/RF/infrared/whatever detectors used to detect vehicles waiting at the intersection so lights don’t stop traffic for no reason. Source: I’ve had to call municipal governments to get the detectors rotated or angled properly due to them not detecting cars and therefore not changing the light to green. Of course it’s technically possible they also contain cameras, but I have yet to see…

I'm not sure why you've been downvoted. Traffic-aware traffic lights are generally implemented using induction loops built into the road surface: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_loop Today, many have cameras for other reasons. But this is not ubiquitous and the prevalence of these cameras varies from location to location. Many traffic lights don't have cameras (many don't even have induction loops, and work o…

In areas where the ground is covered in a foot of snow and ice all year those aren't particularly effective and they do use devices that look kinda like cameras and everyone assumes are cameras.

They're actually just small radar devices. It's a much simpler problem to solve across a wide variety of conditions to simply point radar at the ground and when the distance suddenly drops 4-8' assume a vehicle is there.

These devices don't have any sort of lens assembly which should be your first clue, but they also are pretty easily differentiated if you own a radar detector as well...

Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by stephen_cagle »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #62
tren-hard wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also worth noting that just about every redlight intersection has cameras mounted on top pointing at traffic in each direction. It's pretty much impossible to navigate through a city anonymously in a vehicle. Now with facial recognition software getting so advanced I'd water it's impossible to walk through a city anonymously as well. They don't necessarily need aerial imagery when every intersection has HD cameras po…

They’re not cameras, they are metal/RF/infrared/whatever detectors used to detect vehicles waiting at the intersection so lights don’t stop traffic for no reason. Source: I’ve had to call municipal governments to get the detectors rotated or angled properly due to them not detecting cars and therefore not changing the light to green. Of course it’s technically possible they also contain cameras, but I have yet to see…

How often is this done? Do they also detect if a bike is at the intersection? Will they eventually cycle the light even if nothing is detected (just in case the sensor is not working)?

Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by yoschi77 »

rolph wrote: post #79
chillingeffect wrote: post #15

might not actually be govt... i've often effected federal-looking stickers and titles on things to keep random people afraid of digging into my stuff.

i vaguely recall something about gangs/narcos setting up nieghborhood networks and cameras in a similar manner to keep watch for cops and warrant activity teams. im also wondering if mike bethers is a tripwire-pseudonym should someone call and poke around there is a linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-bethers-8002a24

yeah, probably not a tripwire name if you leave your cameras open and not secured. Seems more like a sec rookie to me

Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by lotsofpulp »

stephen_cagle wrote: post #197
lotsofpulp wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They’re not cameras, they are metal/RF/infrared/whatever detectors used to detect vehicles waiting at the intersection so lights don’t stop traffic for no reason. Source: I’ve had to call municipal governments to get the detectors rotated or angled properly due to them not detecting cars and therefore not changing the light to green. Of course it’s technically possible they also contain cameras, but I have yet to see…

How often is this done? Do they also detect if a bike is at the intersection? Will they eventually cycle the light even if nothing is detected (just in case the sensor is not working)?

They are at almost every intersection in my state. I’ve heard people in bikes complaining about having hard time getting detected sometimes. I suppose it depends on how the light is programmed if it has a max time before it cycles, but I’ve had to go through intersections on a red light because I waited minutes and it didn’t turn green.

Re: Redditor finds unsecured surveillance cameras seemingly placed by US government

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Post by zenexer »

I was surprised to find that one of the cameras listed is just down the street from where I live, and I frequently walk near it. It’s a pretty safe area, so I’m curious what sort of suspected crime they’re monitoring.

That being said, the camera itself doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable. What does make me feel uncomfortable is the realization that such cameras are often open to the internet for anyone to view. That sort of incompetence isn’t what I like to see.

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