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Should You Cover Your Laptop Camera When It’s Not in Use?

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Should You Cover Your Laptop Camera When It’s Not in Use?

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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 6 days ago

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.

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who you hiding from, the NSA?
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  I work in IT, almost no one takes security seriously and your reply is proof of it

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