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Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by mFixman on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:43AM (#26709935)
Covering a camera always seemed like unjustified paranoia for me.

If someone can access my camera and spy my unkept beard, why won't they also be able to access my keyboard and spy my main email account password?

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Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by wp381640 on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @07:46AM (#26710704)
Tape over camera originated with the spate of online webcam blackmail attacks a few years ago.

Lots of young girls were being lured into installing malware and had their bedrooms recorded.

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Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by boogies on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @08:17PM (#26719020)
Why not cover your camera? Some MacBooks are so delicate that Apple itself warns stickers can break them IIRC¹, but to me that’s just one more great reason never to buy a MacBook. For other cameras, if someone can look into my windows, they can also watch a lock-picking video on YouTube and IIRC learn that something like ≥70% of American homes have locks from the same 1–2 brands, and break in easily, but I still close curtains, because why not?

¹(Edit) You can't make this stuff up: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211148

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Re:Leaked phone number of Mark Zuckerberg reveals he is on S... by base698 on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @09:22AM (#26711446)
It's also for personal mistakes. Accidentally clicking the camera on when in your underwear for example.
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