Ask HN: Do you cover the camera/mic on your computer/phone?

Re:Ask HN: Do you cover the camera/mic on your computer/phone? by EvilEndures on Thursday August 09, 2018 @01:00PM (#17726007)

If you are in a sensitive environment, you put your electronics in a faraday bag and leave it outside the room.

I cover the camera to avoid accidentally turning the camera on for meetings on my laptop, not for security, to be honest.

If you aren't bringing this stuff into the bedroom with you, I'm not sure why people are as concerned as they are. We have to move on from judging people based on how exposed people get by hacking attempts. Well all do stupid shit we regret and if it isn't criminal, no one should be judged.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you cover the camera/mic on your computer/phone? by RobertRoberts on Thursday August 09, 2018 @01:02PM (#17726026)

There are personal security issues to consider, think stalkers. Being able to hack someone's personal devices emboldens this behavior. (concerns from personal experience)

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Re:Ask HN: Do you cover the camera/mic on your computer/phone? by EvilEndures on Thursday August 09, 2018 @11:35PM (#17730508)

Fair enough. No one has found stalking me an effective strategy so I didn't think of that.

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