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I use a webcam cover, but I'm not worried about people hacking into my laptop. What I'm defending against is one of the many apps I have to use for conferencin
by remram 5y ago
I use a webcam cover, but I'm not worried about people hacking into my laptop.
What I'm defending against is one of the many apps I have to use for conferencing (Zoom, Google Meet, Bluejeans, Teams) starting up with the camera on when I'm not expecting it (and e.g. not wearing a shirt, my wife getting ready in the background, etc) for example because it was on last time I used that particular app.
- ghaff 5y agoThat is probably the main concern for most people. I conference from my office and I simply don't go in there if I'm not presentable at some level. But if you're conferencing from your bedroom, especially with another person, it would be super-easy to mess up with an early morning video call.
- kevincox 5y agoFor browser-based conferencing you can simply require them to ask for camera access every time. But that won't help you for tools with their own apps. One of the many reasons I try to avoid running the apps of "random" companies.
- remram 5y agoRevoking permission in my browser's control after each use might be an option. I wonder if I could make a script to change the browser settings (or an extension?)
- Daneel_ 5y agoI installed a virtual camera driver (eg, Canon's EOS camera driver) and set that camera as the default. If any program starts up the camera unexpectedly, they get a giant "NO EOS DEVICE CONNECTED" instead of me partially clothed with my no-coffee-yet face on.
- pineapple128 5y agoThis is automatic in Firefox. When giving e.g. microphone permission, you can leave the 'Remember this desxision' option unchecked. This will make the permission 'Allowed temporarily' and will be reset when you close the tab or window. As far as I can test, Chrome does not have this option.