It is easy to wonder if one is seeing the light shifting until a defined round shape flickers its way across the ceiling and walls, or why anyone would do that. It is not just my window; which is simply en route to others. If this happens to you, check it out till you know what is consistent. You need to allow time to switch over to night vision. American TV in particular shows Neighbours from Hell with security systems facing into someone's kitchen window, or the yard where children play.
Currently my NFH are working hard to confuse the issue with shiny window jumble to signify Halloween approaching - whatever that may have to do with it, though I've noticed it before. Now, the CCTV screen gets moved and slanted, a small round orange light shows constantly at night to the left of their centre pane, instead of concealed at the right. That position makes it harder to reach the gap in my curtains, but hey, another camera appeared down their garden with a light that's harder to see in my room.
If someone installs a security system to check the sides or access to their building or even the road, it should not be entering other people's windows, starting high and working down through the room. Having one camera that has done that, should give them experience to set up another so it does not repeat the error. Why is it duplicating time and expense, both starting well above intruder height, and both accessing my room?
Last week a case hit the headlines where someone in Leeds used cheap downloadable software to hack people's own webcams while they were engaged in private activity on Skype. 'Webcam hacker spied on sex acts' www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34475151 He got a short suspended sentence, his name on the sex offenders' register, plus the fact that for years to come any web search will reproduce this at the click of a mouse.
- "The application in itself is not that difficult to detect but typically the attackers will wrap some sort of exploit around the application," said Mr Monrad. "Even with patches the victim will still be vulnerable so long as there is a hole in the operating system." Mr Monrad recommended that computer users be careful of clicking on suspicious links or downloading dubious email attachments.
'CSI Cyber' is currently showing in the UK with Patricia Arquette leading a team that includes some erstwhile hackers. It makes interesting viewing! See Channel 5 on Tuesday evenings, with a 5USA repeat on Sundays.
I wish I could get the activity affecting me checked out by someone who could do it without announcing their cyber presence.
And work out the What, Why, How and, more importantly, How to Jam
Meanwhile I live in a Twilight Zone of window drapes until this thing is resolved in some way.
I do not aim to name these spooks or to drop hints to other Neighbours. Just to make it known that this kind of thing can happen, whether or not it does in your vicinity, or (I think) from afar called RAT. It may be that, if I cannot do much about the idiots at the end of my garden, someone else may, or at least it will stop some other idiot somewhere else.
That'll do for me Folks
Some useful reading is on the Books Page http://targatt.blogspot.co.uk/p/books.html
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As I understand the legal situation, one is entitled to tell someone they have a camera aimed at your window, and say that you will report them to the Police if they continue, or to Crimestoppers (which can be done anonymously).
NCA, the National Crime Agency may get involved when someone hacks into other people's systems. I don't know if one can anonymously report the kind of activity in Leeds mentioned above, or if things can be investigated remotely.
Be careful about making allegations or voicing suspicions to anyone.
Stalking is dealt with more generally on a separate page http://targatt.blogspot.co.uk/p/stalking.html
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