03-30-2020 , 03:28 PM
(03-29-2020 , 09:02 PM)sidemoon Wrote:Quote: Many security experts advise people to put opaque tapes over computer webcams to protect their privacy.
It might be seen as an easy move or incredibly simplistic thing to do, but there’s a lot grounded in it. Those security experts are right for different reasons. You are about to find out why.
There are many folks – individuals working for the government, cybercriminals looking to further their own ends, and other categories of people that do not mean well for you – who want to use your PC’s camera to spy on you.
If possible, they will try to gain access to your computer’s microphone too, or they might attempt to control the listening device.
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Excellent article. One tip came handy to me.