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>All these tape/paper/etc advices to cover the webcam Jesus Christ, guys. Do you use Linux? Just blacklist the webcam module to preventing it from loading whe
by Don_ 13y ago
>All these tape/paper/etc advices to cover the webcam
Jesus Christ, guys. Do you use Linux?
Just blacklist the webcam module to preventing it from loading whenever the system boots. Want to use the webcam? Load the module manually.
# modprobe uvcvideo
Want to unload the camera again? Easy.
# modprobe -r uvcvideo
Generally, it's the uvcvideo module, but it might change from system to system.
A malicious code would need root access to your system to load/unload the webcam module. If someone has root access to your computer/to execute code in your computer, you're in MUCH, much deeper shit than if you let someone film you. Seriously. Specially if you use your computer for money transactions or talk about important stuff to people.
- adsr 13y agoThe same thing is possible on OS X with kextload/unload and kextutil. Moving the extension to a "disabled" folder and so on, and you have a camera without a driver. I would say that it's still notable even if it relies on root access, since it's been previously believed that this was not possible with software at all.
- wil421 13y agoI am pretty sure it is assumed they have root access if a hacker has installed malicious software that is taking web cam pics without a light on...