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Re:After a week at my mom’s house I'm getting ads for her to... by crvdgc on Sunday May 30, 2021 @10:45AM (#27333590)
Some devices have physical kill switches for cameras and mics. Whether or not the eavesdropping theory is true, such devices can help you deal with your immediate worries.
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Re:After a week at my mom’s house I'm getting ads for her to... by beermonster on Sunday May 30, 2021 @10:57AM (#27333695)
On MacOS there are great tools from objective-see. One of them, OverSight, notifies you when your mic or webcam is activated.

Failing that some tape works quite nicely!

QubesOS allows you to assign certain devices to Xen VMs , compartmentalising your hardware. No spying if there is audio/video device (a Xen hypervisor escape not withstanding) available to the guest OS.

I do like devices with physical kill switches. Some USB sticks and devices by Purism.

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