From the headline, I thought it was physically hacked as with a cleaver or machete.
Years ago, we called this sort of thing a harmless prank. Today we freak out.
I raised 5 kids without a monitor.
I just don’t get the point of them.(The monitors,not the kids.) :-)
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The camera was accessable remotely. A lot of people rig these things up so they can control them via their smart phones. Security companies advertise systems that allow you to monitor cameras, operate lights and even unlock your doors with your smart phone.
This doesn’t seem very “smart.”
Very scary! I can’t even imagine. The dad said he felt so violated, as if the hacker actually broke into his house. I don’t blame him. I wonder if they’ll ever catch who did it and what are the penalties.
I would do my best to find the guy and make sure even dental records would be useless in identifying what was left.
“I see the camera move on us,’ Gilbert said.”
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Gads! That’s unnerving...
This is why I put in a *wired* camera, and used a low-end monitor for daughter. DD’s room was not near the master bedroom due to house layout, so the monitor was useful for hearing if the baby was crying or fooling around in the middle of the night (so she could be intercepted before she injured herself trying to get out of her crib, for instance). The camera was to monitor her activities without actually having to go into the room (and thus get her excited to play with Daddy instead of taking the nap/sleep she needed). The monitor and camera were only on when baby was in her room to sleep.
The monitor also made for a convenient, if one-way, communicator so whichever parent was in taking care of baby could call for assistance if needed, and so I could intervene if the now-ex-wife was starting to lose her temper (she was a monster, and eventually couldn’t be trusted with putting the baby to sleep).
I've heard that those things can get pretty big.