I recently accidentally stumbled on pages with tons of "Google hacks".. I wouldn't call it hacking, but I don't know what else to call it either.
Basically what they are is different search Queries, which when entered in google will give you access to different delicate information like, usernames, passwords, emails, online devices.
For example I had lots of fun controlling a Axis security cam.. I could zoom it turn it 360*.. even turn stuff like infra-red and background light on. It is kinda cool to think of that you make some security-guy think the cam is going crazy while you sit on the other end of world doing it.
But here's my question. Is it illegal to use information freely available in Google? I mean, I don't hack anything, I don't steal anything, all I do is search stuff in google. It's like asking people on street to give you their wallet and if they do then I haven't done anything wrong. But I do realize that this is slightly different, people don't freely distribute the information, they rather do it because of the lack of knowledge how not to do it..
Edit:
Also a lot of these cameras are used as personal webcams, people put them in their room without even knowing that the camera software automatically makes their computer a server, for other people to access it over the internet.
Now, heres something wrong. Who is the one to blame? The one who finds the camera by searching google and watches it. The camera owner, who didn't read the cam's manual. Or the cam manufacturer who makes it all possible?.. or nobody?
I personally do not want to mess with personal cams, if I saw one I closed it in that very same moment. But I am a big fan of messing with public and security cams
EDIT2:
Ok, this is getting kinda stupid. I've lost all my trust to public and security cameras now. I now tried out another type of camera, it is a security camera. One server can monitor up to i think 16 cameras, it has a playback function (You can view stuff what happened there year ago).. only they are all password protected.
I took 10 first entries I got from google. Tried default password which comes from factory and is freely available in cameras manual, online. ONLY 3 OF THESE SITES HAD PASSWORD CHANGED, 7 had default user/password of "admin/admin".. I got access to big ass factory, hotel, restaurant and office security cameras. Total of about 40-50 of them.