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Covering a camera always seemed like unjustified paranoia for me. If someone can access my camera and spy my unkept beard, why won't they also be able to acces
by mFixman 6y ago
Covering a camera always seemed like unjustified paranoia for me.
If someone can access my camera and spy my unkept beard, why won't they also be able to access my keyboard and spy my main email account password?
- wp381640 6y agoTape over camera originated with the spate of online webcam blackmail attacks a few years ago. Lots of young girls were being lured into installing malware and had their bedrooms recorded.
- base698 6y agoIt's also for personal mistakes. Accidentally clicking the camera on when in your underwear for example.
- boogies 6y agoWhy not cover your camera? Some MacBooks are so delicate that Apple itself warns stickers can break them IIRC¹, but to me that’s just one more great reason never to buy a MacBook. For other cameras, if someone can look into my windows, they can also watch a lock-picking video on YouTube and IIRC learn that something like ≥70% of American homes have locks from the same 1–2 brands, and break in easily, but I still close curtains, because why not? ¹(Edit) You can't make this stuff up: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211148 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211148