Optic Nerve: millions of Yahoo webcam images intercepted by GCHQ

• Optic Nerve program collected Yahoo webcam images in bulk• 1.8m users targeted by UK agency in six-month period alone• Yahoo: ‘A whole new level of violation of our users’ privacy’• Material included large quantity of sexually explicit images

via the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/gchq-nsa-webcam-images-internet-yahoo

• Optic Nerve program collected Yahoo webcam images in bulk • 1.8m users targeted by UK agency in six-month period alone • Yahoo: ‘A whole new level of violation of our users’ privacy’ • Material included large quantity of sexually explicit images