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When an alleged rape is streamed live

Johnathon Hock, 20, was indicted Monday and charged with two counts of sexual assault and one charge of voyeurism.

According to an earlier report by the Associated Press, the charges stem from an incident on February 26, when Hock allegedly sexually assaulted a woman whom he had been dating for two weeks.

Phoenix police said in their probable cause statement, reported on June 3 by KPHO TV, that Hock "set up a computer with a Webcam and sexually assaulted a woman he knew as she was passed out from drinking alcohol."

Analyzing the reports is a sobering and … Read more

Backpack for voyeurs

We've seen hard-working backpacks being married with speakers, solar panels, and everything else but the kitchen sink. So no surprise that the ubiquitous camera has hopped onboard too.

The Porta2030 is a bag that's intended for some serious voyeurism. What's made more daunting is the fact that it isn't just a static eye--this is quite capable of streaming (in some cases, possibly damning) images to a Web site. And it's all thanks to a mobile data-sensing storage transmission unit that comprises a wireless hard drive, 1GB flash card, an open-source system, and a Webcam with … Read more

Atten.TV: Letting others spy on your clickstream

Atten.TV is pure vanity.

It's also slightly creepy. Atten.TV is a Mac-only client that lets individuals sign up to have their clickstreams--or records of Web sites visited--recorded and sent to a server. Anyone can then opt to watch what these other random folks are browsing, in the same manner as one might watch television.

The Atten.TV player is a viewing window with a menu on the left that displays the clickstreams that can be tuned in. Eventually there will be an Atten.TVGuide that lists who's on. Clickstreams can be recorded and viewed later, or … Read more