Mac technician installed spyware to photograph women
Police were tipped off last year after a Rezitech customer took her computer into an Apple Genius Bar for servicing. It had been popping up weird messages. One of them, designed to look like a Mac OS X system warning, said, "You should fix your internal sensor soon. If unsure what to do, try putting your laptop near hot steam for several minutes to clean the sensor."And by all means, go read Laura's post on this over at Ace's.
The Genius Bar technician found the Camcapture software on this victim's computer and said, "You need to call police," Goodrich said.
She wasn't the only person to get this particular message. Some victims, tricked by the pop-up warning, did take their computers with them into the shower, Goodrich said.
However, the architects at the Franklin County (Ohio) Court House took a more traditional approach:
A Franklin County Common Pleas Judge is warning women to avoid the new $105 million Franklin County Courthouse's glass staircase.
The courthouse that opened on Monday already has court officials discussing whether they need to change the design, 10TV's Glenn McEntyre reported.
Judge Julie Lynch said that she usually delivers justice in a dress underneath the robe she wears each day to work.
"I wear dresses because that's my personal choice," Lynch said. "When you stand under the stairwell, you can see right up through them.
Lynch said that she initially thought the new courthouse must have been designed by men.
"How can you open a brand new building and not take in consideration half the population?" Lynch said.
The news startled attorney Lori Johnson, who is a regular at the courthouse.
"Women won't realize that and will just automatically assume that they can take the stairs safely," Johnson said.
Johnson said that she worries not just about stolen glances, but also the prevalence of camera phones.
"Then, next thing you know, you're on the Internet," Johnson said. (It) sounds like a lawsuit in the making."
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