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    Posted on May 27, 2024 at 02:44 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

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    Brian Livingston

    By Brian Livingston

    High-tech doorbells with video cameras sound like a great way to monitor who’s currently on your front porch and who came by while you were away. But cheap models are ridiculously easy for common thieves to take over by merely holding down a button.

    No sophisticated electronic equipment is necessary to give a crook control over your video camera — and possibly your other computer equipment that’s using the same Wi-Fi network. All that’s required is a typical smartphone and an index finger to hold down the doorbell’s button for as little as eight seconds.

    Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.22.0, 2024-05-27).

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