Posted on 11/15/2015 6:26:20 AM PST by markomalley
All your body cams are belong to us.
So the cameras are basically a computer? So what OS do they use?
I swear I thought they were saying Mattel and thinking they were branching out again. Kind of like the M-16.
The camera records data on an internal drive, from where the officer or his supervisors can download it onto a computer via a USB cable.
The virus is sitting in the camera waiting to be downloaded via USB; much like a virus on a “contaminated” USB stick.
Oh my! One could suspect some recordings will be lost for no reason whatsoever. We’ll just have to take the word of our heroic first responders, comrade.
The way it works is, the body camera looks like a USB stick to the PC. When the camera is plugged in, Windows plug-and-play recognizes it and installs it no problem, it looks just like an external harddrive or memory stick. But as soon as you double-click to open it, the virus is installed on the PC.
If you think back this was how many viruses are propagated and why the DoD and other security-conscious places prohibit the use of portable memory devices. The camera is just another memory device that unfortunately carries the virus straight from the factory. Martel got’s some ‘splaining to do!
Let’s take a wild guess that Martel is Chinese or Ruski company.
Fluke Corporation Acquires Martel Electronics Corporation
Marketwired
Fluke Corp. January 3, 2012 11:45 AM
EVERETT, WA—(Marketwire -01/03/12)- Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, announces its acquisition of Martel Electronics Corporation, a Derry, N.H.-based manufacturer of electronic test tools and OEM products. In addition to producing its own Martel and Beta branded products, Martel has worked closely with Fluke since 1996, helping with the development and manufacture of Fluke process tools and calibration instruments.
Fluke is about as good as you can get.
Still likely manufactured in China.
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