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Crypto spares man who secretly video taped flatmates

Posted on October 24, 2009 by pogowasright.org

Dan Goodin reports:

An Australian man who set up an elaborate network of hidden cameras to spy on his flatmates has escaped jail time after police were unable to crack the encryption scheme protecting his computer.

When police raided the residence of Rohan James Wyllie, they found found a series of peepholes drilled into the walls and doors of rooms occupied by his two female and one male flatmates. Wires led to Wyllie’s bedroom, and the names of files on his computer were consistent with video footage that would have been recorded onto the hard drive of his computer.

Read more in The Register.

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