I've got a better idea-- smash it with something heavy.
Posted on 09/15/2016 9:34:02 AM PDT by brucedickinson
The head of the FBI on Wednesday defended putting a piece of tape over his personal laptop's webcam, claiming the security step was a common sense one that most should take.
“There’s some sensible things you should be doing, and that’s one of them,” Director James Comey said during a conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
“You go into any government office and we all have the little camera things that sit on top of the screen,” he added. “They all have a little lid that closes down on them. “You do that so that people who don’t have authority don’t look at you. I think that’s a good thing.”
Comey was pilloried online earlier this year, after he revealed that he puts a piece of tape over his laptop camera to keep away prying eyes. The precaution is a common one among security advocates, given the relative ease of hacking laptop cameras.
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I've got a better idea-- smash it with something heavy.
you work for hillary? :)
Last night I watched a documentary called “Hacktivists”. It was VERY revealing. I know it’s been out for a while so it’s old news for some, but I was very surprised by some of the people they included in this vid. I was also surprised by some of the technology and the depth of betrayal afforded to us.
Ps...a bandaid works well, That way sticky stuff isn’t left on the lense in case you do need to use it at some point.
But, you can’t muffle the speakers without crippling your internet experience if you use the net a lot for news and commentary, music or whatever.
...I’ve got a better idea— smash it with something heavy...
Just let the Felon’s personal staff do it.
Can the computer be hacked to listen in on you and can wireless be hacked to listen in on your home?
I’ve been doing this for years. A little corner of a post-it note works great. Also, t’s quite handy to write your password on the post-it note.
I’ve always done the same thing and encouraged my children to do the same. My daughter, who went to Case Wester Reserve University in Cleveland, a true “techno-nerd” university, said that their student-run tech center advised the same thing. It’s just common sense.
I also meant to say that much of what’s on that documentary is STILL pertinent today...much more so, even, in light of the hacked emails etc we’re seeing a lot of, in addition to the attempts to persecute wistleblowers. If you have access to it, do yourselves a favor. Watch it if you haven’t already.
Have to agree with him.
I’d cover the camera on any computer I bought and only remove it if I needed the feature.
Yes.
And your car be hacked to start and unlock.
“can wireless be hacked to listen in on your home?”
If the FBI director is worried about video, then it’s a safe bet to assume audio as well. Every newer wireless device out there can be considered as one’s own personal tracking and surveillance device.
Mark Zuckerberg does this also.
You would think people like Comey would consider this a necessary security measure.
For instance, it could provide an alibi if something was done via your computer and the video evidence shows you weren't using it at the time, or that someone else was.
He should be pilloried, but not for that.
The suit alleged that, in what was dubbed the "WebcamGate" scandal, the schools secretly spied on the students while they were in the privacy of their homes.[4][5] School authorities surreptitiously and remotely activated webcams embedded in school-issued laptops the students were using at home.[6][7] After the suit was brought, the school district, of which the two high schools are part, revealed that it had secretly snapped more than 66,000 images.[8][9] The suit charged that in doing so the district infringed on its students' privacy rights.[6][10][11] A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the school district to stop its secret webcam monitoring, and ordered the district to pay the plaintiffs' attorney fees.[12][13][14]
No - but then, if you want to secure your computer from someone trying to listen to you, you will do a whole lot better muffling the microphone than you will muffling the speakers, anyway.
...and do this.
Yeah, good point. But the same thing could be said for my job, where I have access to sensitive patient information. I still cover the webcam. I make sure I lock my computer whenever I’m not sitting in front of it, and I don’t need the webcam for anything. So I see it more as an intrusion than a potential alibi.
-PJ
Can be, but it's not the only concern.
Anyone have an XBOX with KINECT ?
How about those new SIRI devices ?
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