[plug] Jeremy gets name in paper

[Leon Brooks]

...along with front and side views? No. (-:

Kids In Perth - The Parents Paper DEC2000/JAN2001 - front page, no less:

``Jeremy Malcolm from iLaw.com.au, a Perth lawyer who specialises in 
technology law...''

Suddenly, the reason for Jeremy's deep webcam knowledge surfaces: he's 
commenting here on kindercam.com.au, a system to provide secure webcam 
access to parents of child-care children.

Jeremy defuses an amazing number of concerns very smoothly and 
economically (either he's a really good lawyer or has had endless 
practice on this theme, possibly both). But here's a couple that he may 
have missed:

* I don't see it pointed out that while the links between cams, website 
and browser may be secure, parents visiting with a Windows machine may 
well be relaying their kiddy's picture back out again through 
BackOrifice or another remote administration tool.

* A webcam steadily chews through the bytes, and a couple of concerned 
parents in a workplace may unknowingly raise thousands of $$$ a month in 
data charges. (-:

I can see how parents would love this one, and I expect the business to 
be a raging success, but I have to ask why parents who have time to gawp 
at a webcam long enough to catch an ``important moment'' in their 
child's life (``03 Jan 2001: Louise first acts up for TV camera'') don't 
have time to care for the child directly and so be there for all of the 
important moments.

Good to see Jeremy attracting fame, if not furtune. (-: