The thread was started by a Foscam user who noticed his IP camera was noisily and incessantly calling out to more than a dozen online hosts in almost as many countries. Privacy concerns have been raised over the security of Chinese firm Foscam 's mobile devices and home automation equipment after users of the company 's web forum discovered that such devices are constantly communicating with hosts across the globe . Despite having a mechanism to disable P2P communication , Foscam has admitted that this wo n't actually prevent the device from searching for other hosts ; this connection is technically supported by Throughnet communications firm , known for its associations with domain names listed on firewall ##s .
Privacy concerns have been raised over the security of Chinese firm Foscam 's mobile devices and home automation equipment after users of the company 's web forum discovered that such devices are constantly communicating with hosts across the globe . Despite having a mechanism to disable P2P communication , Foscam has admitted that this wo n't actually prevent the device from searching for other hosts ; this connection is technically supported by Throughnet communications firm , known for its associations with domain names listed on firewall ##s .