Should You Cover Your Laptop Camera When It’s Not in Use? - Consumer Reports
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It's possible for webcams to be hacked and made to record audio and/or video without your knowledge. Here's what to do.
  • selkiesidhe@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    7 days ago

    When I saw Schmuckerberg using tape over the camera I knew we should all be doing that

  • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
    2·
    5 days ago

    I cover mine against my own mistake - just in case I accidentally turn on (or leave on) a camera during some call.

  • SaledovilEnglish
    1·
    5 days ago

    My laptop has a build in camera cover that can be slid over the camera. I wonder if this is some sort of trick, like the cover is actually transparent from the inside.

      • foremanguy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        4·
        7 days ago

        In our scenario we are thinking about someone trying to sneak on you. But a jack mic cut off is not removing the internal microphone just putting the source to a different one. So if this person has access to your PC he coule surely access other sensors than the cut off jack