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FBI can turn on your webcam without you even knowing

• jaachan 13y ago
  And here I thought I was being paranoid when I was happy that my laptop came with a plastic switch to cover the webcam with O.o
  • brt 13y ago
    What is the model? I was thinking of smth like that years ago, even as a physical add-on like smth to glue-on. I found nothing like that for thinkpads nor macbooks
    • theraven1982 13y ago
      A webcam can easily be 'disabled' with some tape. I'm more worried about someone enabling the microphone (harder to disable internally)
      • boobsbr 13y ago
        Can't you bypass the built-in mic by plugging something in the mic jack, like spare earbuds, or just a connector cut from some old or broken mic, headphone or spekear?
        • brt 13y ago
          What about macbooks all-in-one headphones and mic port? What about smartphone/tablet cameras and mics?
      • brt 13y ago
        but it could leave glue on the lenses. Tape is not always what you want to have in front of your laptop
    • jaachan 13y ago
      Asus N73SV Switch visible here: http://www.asus.com/media/global/products/ZpdgdjiZ43Hy8Jx0/fMkdrmxMsEBqzgwa_500.jpg http://www.asus.com/media/global/products/ZpdgdjiZ43Hy8Jx0/f...