Best Buy worker accused of sending himself intimate photos from customer’s phone
After leaving the Huntington Station store, she got an AirDrop notification that intimate pictures were sent to an unknown person's number - without her permission.
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A Best Buy employee was arrested Wednesday, accused of using a customer's phone to send himself intimate images.
Police say a 36-year-old woman went to the store to resolve a problem with her phone.
They say she was helped by an employee named Kaelem Von Camper.
After leaving the Huntington Station store, she got an AirDrop notification that intimate pictures were sent to an unknown person's number - without her permission.
During the police investigation, they determined the pictures were sent to Von Camper's phone.
"We put a lot of information in our phones and maybe we should be more careful," Smithtown resident Perryn Ojevwe said. "To go into a store and to be trusting an employee with our sensitive information and to be violated like that is outrageous. That's really disgusting."
"I think anything someone would want private and if that's being threatened, then how can I, how can I have my laptop serviced," Huntington Station resident Dimitra Vrosgou said.
The 31-year-old Greenlawn man is charged with unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image and unauthorized use of a computer.
Technology experts emphasized how important it is to protect the data on your phone.
"When you hand someone your smartphone, especially unlocked, you're handing them your world," said Lance Ulanoff, Editor-at-large for Tech Radar. "Both iPhones and Androids allow you to create a folder that's called 'hidden' and can only be unlocked with your biometric security, usually your face or your fingerprint."
Best Buy sent News 12 a statement saying Von Camper is not employed with the company anymore.
"These allegations are deeply disturbing," a spokesperson said. "Nothing is more important to us than the safety and data privacy of our customers. This person is no longer an employee and we are working with law enforcement as they continue their investigation."
Police are asking for anyone who may have been a victim to contact them at 631-854-8275.
