Executing a query like inurl:view/index.shtml on Google will return a list of web pages, and clicking on these links often leads directly to the live feed of an unprotected security camera. These cameras can be found in a wide variety of locations, including:

: This specific URL structure is characteristic of the web-based camera management system.

The discovery that Google could be used to find live, unsecured webcams is almost as old as the search engine's advanced operators themselves. The query inurl:/view/index.shtml has been a well-known "Google dork" in cybersecurity and hacking communities for over fifteen years. The technique is often referred to as "Google Hacking," where "hacking" in this sense means using a computer system (Google's search engine) in an unconventional way.