ORIGINALLY AIRED: 12/16/2006

VIRTUAL VOYEURISM: Webcams

Episode #102

With a webcam and an Internet connection, anyone can start his or her own streaming television network. Thousands of women have done just that, webcasting their entire lives. While some just do this for fun, others have found they can make a profit. For a modest fee, virtual voyeurs from all over the world can order these women to perform stripteases or explicit sex acts all in the privacy of their own homes. New advances in webcam technology and streaming media are eliminating the need for peepshows or risky off-line encounters with prostitutes. In this episode, we find out what drives people to open up their private lives, and their private parts, to anyone who logs on.