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Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @01:53PM (#8233555)
Try to uninstall it without unlocking it first and let me know how you make out. It's a free download. This was done by design for parental control reasons.
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by eli on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:06PM (#8233661)
So if I boot off a LiveCD and mount the hard drive without starting Windows, what's stopping me from locating and removing this application?
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:08PM (#8233677)
That's the only way to uninstall it without the password.
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by ryan-c on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:17PM (#8233731)
Would you be willing to back up that claim by offering some cash (I suggest at least $2500) to whoever can prove you wrong?
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @03:48PM (#8234349)
That the program can not be uninstalled once it is locked?
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by ryan-c on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @06:47PM (#8235051)
More generally, that it cannot be disabled/bypassed short of using a boot disk. A "winner" should be able to turn the webcam on without the password when run with administrator privileges.
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @07:22PM (#8235184)
I am probably just going to give the product away for free, but continue to support it. If any bugs are found I will patch them.

If I decide to continue monetizing the product I will definitely consider the contest. Thanks for your feedback.

Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by caw on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:02PM (#8233632)
Don't have a Windows box, but sounds like fun discovering how to disable it.

* If locked, I assume it prevents access even by changing the USB port?

* Does it prevent other use of the USB ports (flash drives, etc)?

* Does it prevent all cameras, or just the camera identified while the software was running?

Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @03:28PM (#8234223)
* If locked, I assume it prevents access even by changing the USB port? Yes

* Does it prevent other use of the USB ports (flash drives, etc)? No

* Does it prevent all cameras, or just the camera identified while the software was running? Prevents all cameras.

Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by walterbell on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:03PM (#8233639)
Keylogger?
Re:Show HN: Password Protect Your Webcam by loupereira on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:16PM (#8233729)
No keylogger protection for the password, that's in the works for the next version.