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Alice 💋 · 8 answers · 5y

Do you cover your webcam with tape? Is it a legitimate concern or just paranoia? https://i.imgur.com/VdoIlkh.jpg

Can't say I do. Why anyone would want to waste their time looking at my dank ass naked body on the shitter is beyond me.

Yeah, I'm afraid of the NSA to catch me while I'm doing my illegal activities!

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Not sure but I heard that it's impossible for the camera to capture images/video without its light coming on. That would be the sensible way to make them, after all. Also I don't really care if someone sees me, so what? And I'm not very concerned over security measures in general (except that on my new computers I decided not to run any pirated software), so I don't bother to tape it. Is it paranoia or a legit concern? I dunno, I feel it's somewhere in between.

My computer doesn't have a webcam but it's a legitimate concern. Former FBI director James Comey and Mark Zuckerberg put tape over their webcams. James Comey recommended covering webcams. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/03/10/webcam-security-cover-wikileaks-comey-zuckerberg/98953462/

On my laptops I use black electrical tape, much more stylish 😛

It used to be my job to spend all day trying to break in and exfiltrate data from secure systems. It's absolutely possible for your webcam to be turned on/accessed remotely, especially considering the average home user is generally terrible at keeping their systems up to date with security patches (yes, even Macs are vulnerable) I don't think it's terribly common though, most people who are going to do shit like that is bored kids and creeps, I'd worry a lot more about account numbers and passwords and shit other than access to the camera

I think I do, but I think it is mostly paranoia. What are the chances that someone is targeting YOU?

No, I switched it internally off. Same effect as tape. It is a sensible safety measure if you also disconnected the mic.

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