SFist: We Like to Watch (Muni)

MistahHM

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:07:26 -0800

... working with any public service agency in San Francisco. To a certain extent, we are all bunglers. It is just some folks whose bungling is more public. We can thank SF's progressive labor policies for rewarding the mediocre status quo. In the Child labor vs. "comfortable incompetants" battle, I'm thankful that we get the bunglers and Juan Colemans.

MistahHM

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:54:22 -0800

Looks like the anonymous Craigslister must have just lost their job. I'll bet they got a big chuckle about this important finding... Sticking it to the man and all. Yawn. Disgruntled former employee wants to piss his former boss / IT guy off. Gets a few hits, then the password is changed. End of story. No No No with the X-Files. This is just what you get when you go for the lowest bidder in the security contract RFP. This information should not be public, but it is not really that sensitive. Going with the highest bidder would not be a good usage of taxpayer monies, besides the security contractor probably has ties with Da Former Mayor. Dealing wit security apparatuses is a fact of living in the modern metropolis, just as dealing with bunglers is a fact of

el Greco

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:56:47 -0800

I can't EVEN believe that SFist is discussing this top secret shit like this!!! EVERYBODY knows that if you have super secret spy stuff of this nature, you always USE THE CONE OF SILENCE to talk about it!!! C'mon people, get with it!!!

MarkBallew

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:56:32 -0800

mariconsoy: On the paranoid level, I'd say that the cams could be used for stalking, such as seeing of a certain person (or colored clothing) is in the station, or to see if there are a lot of people in the station to launch an attack. I mean, this is the reason Muni closed underground stations, right? Terrorism! Post 9/11 toilet use! A slightly less paranoid idea is that it is public money, and there is a legitimate reason for joe public to view the station cameras, such as those I mentioned in my previous post. Information wants to be free. Give us http://sfmta.com/cams/mmxporn please. :(

guest

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:48:18 -0800

can you see the thugs on the t-third picking pockets?

mariconsoy

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:48:16 -0800

So the question is: If we are paying for this service [funding MUNI via fares and the general fund] why can't we see the video streams? People are in public places, right? What are they hiding?

MarkBallew

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:42:56 -0800

This is really bad security. Who set up this video system? Why is it facing the Internet? This should be buried behind a VPN at the very least. I'm pretty sure the user name is still muni, and the password is likely another dictionary word. CCTV shouldn't face the internet, or if for some reason management wanted the public to see these cameras (how crowded is the station? are the trains running?) there should be a slick public site to access it. Arrg. Hey Muni, need anyone to do computer security for you? It appears no one is doing that over in union-shop town. I'll pass along my contact info...

Jerry Jarvis

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:59:48 -0800

Damn it I didn't get to try it.

guest

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:51:58 -0800

I tried this and I got a 'incorrect user/password' message. It would seem the curious have already been shut out. If only MUNI was as quick to respond to rider concerns.

Shibi

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:08:29 -0800

Woooooo I like the cam views... but nothing is happening. My voyeuristic curiosity is unsated. I hope some good stuff happens on the platforms soon (or at least before they take the site down, or before I have to get back to working).

sfmike

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:29:17 -0800

Interesting juxtaposition with the post below. Are they secretly videotaping STUDENTS? Isn't that illegal?