Talk:Insecam

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Beta Beta Beta (talk) 09:16, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that at least 560,293 unique cameras have been on Insecam since its creation in 2014?

• Source: Internet Protocol Cameras with No Password Protection: An Empirical Investigation

• • ALT1: ... that while under pressure from media outlets and the UK government, the creator of Insecam turned his website into a résumé? Source: HuffPost
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5x expanded by Wackistan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Wackistan (talk) 22:57, 1 June 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article is new enough and long enough. Hook facts are cited - I like the first one most, though personally I'd be more keen on using a rounded number. Copyvio tool flags only direct quotations. No image to review. Looks good to go!  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:52, 9 June 2026 (UTC)