Exposing Unsecured CCTV
A quick internet search of 'view online CCTV cameras' exposes lists of unsecured cameras streaming, usually without the realisation of the CCTV owners. You can log into these system using default security credentials. It's worrying to see these websites exposing the live visual feeds as well as the IP address, location coordinates and postcode of these victims, making them readily available online for anybody to view.
I have developed an interface which exposes CCTV feeds from around the world, categorising them into groups such as, house cams, office cams, road cams and public spaces cameras. The interface displays six feeds in one go and poses novelty questions such as, 'Whose house is prettier?', and 'Whose slacking off?', questions aiming to gamify the interface.
The interface takes inspiration from CCTV viewing interfaces. I found the camera feeds usually take up the majority of the screen, leaving limited white space. Interface elements, such as buttons and menus, are hidden and only displayed when the mouse is moved in close proximity to the element. In my design, the vote buttons are hidden till the mouse moves over the particular feed.
THE INTERFACE FILM
I directed an interface film which explores the issue of unsecured cameras, providing statistics, exploring news articles which discuss the issue, and also demonstrating access to unsecured systems. In the film, I show myself exposing a scenario of unsecured cameras for a business. I set up an unattended computer to record the feed of the businesses cameras and used this footage in my film.