Well, the article reminds me of the "Webcam" short film. It is not so much about covert NSA agents taking over your computer as targeted malware... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i841CamEX3o
Amazing; I wonder how the webcam allowed him entry to the building and her apartment (which of course could not have happened without the webcam). I'm as tinfoily as the next guy, I have my webcam covered with a post-it, and I think the issue is serious and people should be more aware, but this video makes alarmist, overreaching leaps to conclude "use a webcam -> get raped" which is precisely what the video suggests.