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For me it's not about blackmail, it's about making sure the camera isn't accidentality enabled unexpectedly during a meeting. The worst that would happen is I'
by slipheen 6y ago
For me it's not about blackmail, it's about making sure the camera isn't accidentality enabled unexpectedly during a meeting.
The worst that would happen is I'd look kinda unprofessional slurping up some noodles, but having the camera covered allows me to be confident I'm not presenting unless I intend to.
- kilo_bravo_3 6y agoDoes that happen often? We've been 100% Microsoft Teams since March so I'd say that in several hundred calls and conferences since then I've never activated the webcam without intent.
- slipheen 6y agoIt's not frequent, but the desired number of times is 0 :) There's been a few times that my camera has activated in a meeting, and shown a black screen because of the cover. My Lenovo Ubuntu machine has cover built into the casing, which seems ideal. For my Macbook, I use a thin (<.1mm) plastic sliding cover.
- jeffrallen 6y agoSoftware is hard to use and randomly changes every time a stupid designer decides to shuffle the UI for no reason. So yes it happens.
- runarberg 6y agoIt doesn’t matter how often this happens, it matters that it can happen. It is much nicer to have a cover and not worry, then to always remember “did I remember to deactivate the camera?”