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[–] meejle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

Surprised the UK age verification selfies haven't been used to extort people yet. It'd be so easy (and is such an obvious reason why the law is bullshit).

SecurAge🛡️
"Log in with Google to verify your age."

"Sorry, we weren't able to verify you using your Google Account. Please take a selfie for verification."

"Now give us £1000, or we'll send your picture and details of the porn you were trying to access to everyone in your contacts."

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 39 points 16 hours ago
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 14 points 14 hours ago

Let them watch. Bwahahaha

[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 29 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

don't stream, download your porn from usenet like a civilised person

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

i get how usenet is better than streaming from a popup filled website, but i fail to see how it is better than torrenting
qbittorrent has built-in search as well

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

empornium FTW!

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Black Mirror had an episode about this.

Surprised it took someone this long to actually make it.

I forget the name of the episode. If you're curious, it's on Netflix, it's in season 3, and it's right before San Junipero. It was bleak AF, which is why the only happy (and arguably the best) Black Mirror episode came right after it.

[–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, with quite a plot twist. The entire time I was practically yelling at the tv “who cares, then let’s them release the video of you jerking off and own it. We all do it!” Then at the end, “… oh.”

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 hours ago

Right, the part I don’t get is, the video of you isn’t going to include what you’re looking at. And if it does you can say they faked it. They could put anything there. They don’t have a shot that includes both you and the screen. They can get sound though, so they can match sound, but that can be faked too. Strip out the audio. Separate the sounds of what you were really watching from the ambient sounds (and the grunts/moans from you) and then dub those sounds over the new audio and it should be passable.

Also, I just wouldn’t do anything embarrassing with a camera pointed at me. I’d cover the camera or point it away from me. Even sitting on the toilet browsing, back cameras point down at the floor, front camera points up, maybe gets the top of my face? Nothing private is seen by the camera by my best intentions. I just do this naturally. I guess others don’t?

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 17 points 21 hours ago

It's Shut Up and Dance, my fav

the only

I disagree. For starters there's also

Episodes from the first five seasons with happy endings (the way they're presented, at least), spoilers duhUSS Callister Hang the DJ Be Right Back (though the stakes aren't that high either) Arguably one from Bandersnatch

Also, I don't like San Junipero as much as others do because the final conflict goes way too fast and the way it was resolved felt abrupt. Still nice though

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 17 hours ago

RATs existed for a long time but you needed to manually hit record I think? I’m assuming this is just some extra automation.

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 43 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Been receiving emails about this for years now. Finally can trust those messages.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 45 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I've been trusting them for years. It's a miracle that they were able to setup a webcam I've never owned in my life and have it filming where I always go to spank one out.

[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago

They did the same to me. I think they’ve got cameras set up all through my house. So I started walking around naked so they’ll have something nice to look at. I haven’t gotten a thank you yet though.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I’ll reply the same way I do to the scam attempts: Do it bitch.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 7 points 14 hours ago

Also if you are sending my family a copy, send it to my email address too. Thanks.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 31 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I haven’t touched a webcam in years but I just touched myself 5 minutes ago

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Lots of folks I’d imagine use their phones, which has cameras on both sides

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago

Why the hell can't I get a phone without a front camera? I never use it and it creates an annoying hole in my screen

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 23 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The spam messages have been duly ignored for years. LOL.

"If you have access to my computer, why are you blackmailing me? You could just steal the money from the accounts."

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 17 hours ago

No 2FA for transfers at your bank?

[–] teft@piefed.social 19 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That only works if you're ashamed about rubbing one out.

[–] realitista@piefed.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Seriously, go ahead and try to give someone that shit. No one would be surprised I watch porn and I don't do it in any sort of interesting way. I'm guessing no one would even want to watch it.

[–] teft@piefed.social 2 points 4 hours ago

Worst voyeur video ever.

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 21 hours ago

Damn, they got a picture of some gaffer tape, that's cool.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Why am I not surprised that this shit's freely available on GitHub.

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

hardware camera disablers.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

also called two year old post it note that has never been taken off

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 14 hours ago

well i hope they like ineffable husbands