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Re:FBI director: Cover up your webcam by r_smart on Thursday September 15, 2016 @07:58AM (#12505302)
Not trying to be flippant, but just pull the USB cable out. Just takes a second, even if it's plugged into the back of your computer (I do it all the time with my keyboard if I'm working on my laptop that day).
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Re:FBI director: Cover up your webcam by Al-Khwarizmi on Thursday September 15, 2016 @08:16AM (#12505416)
That doesn't work with cameras integrated in laptops.
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Re:FBI director: Cover up your webcam by r_smart on Thursday September 15, 2016 @08:39AM (#12505560)
That's...a really good point. Talk about a massive blind spot on my part :)
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