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How are people supposed to know all this about a new device that they have only read stories about? Even then, a surprising amount of people in my well educated
by Zeebrommer 7y ago
How are people supposed to know all this about a new device that they have only read stories about? Even then, a surprising amount of people in my well educated affluent high tech bubble tape their laptop webcams closed because they don't trust the indicator light right next to it.
- etatoby 7y agoWhat, you don't? That indicator light is one firmware hack away from being turned off. Granted, if someone gets into my laptop I have bigger worries than having stealth selfies stolen, but still.
- marquis-chacha 7y agoThe way I see it, if the adversary is able to remotely access my computer to the extent they're hacking the firmware, my webcam being turned on is the least of my concerns. In my eye, taping the webcam is akin to ROT13'ing my private keys.
- stallmanite 7y agoUnless you keep a stash of pictures of yourself half-naked working from home, having tape on the webcam makes a difference. If you do, then sure an adversary having root is the same thing.
- nfoz 7y agoIt's not just about hackers though. The tape over my webcam has been a lifesaver when joining a business conference call using software with aggressive "everyone should be sharing their webcam" defaults. A (male) coworker ended up sharing his webcam on a call with important clients -- while shirtless, in bed. I've had some close calls myself, and have seen some funny slip-ups. Regardless, even against hacking scenarios, the tape costs nothing and blocks out some ugly "what if" scenarios from consideration. So it just seems like the reasonable thing to do.
- jcims 7y ago>business conference call using software with aggressive "everyone should be sharing their webcam" defaults. BlueJeans perhaps? Holy moly i ended up disconnecting my camera just to get it to shut up.