I do but only because I use my laptop for work.
who else covers the webcam hole on their laptop?
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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.
But many found it ironic for Comey, who this year launched a high profile battle against Apple to gain access to data locked inside of the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorists. Many viewed that fight as a referendum on digital privacy.
Comey was “much mocked for that,” he acknowledged on Wednesday.
But he still uses the tape on his laptop.
“I hope people lock their cars,” he said. “Lock your doors at night… if you have an alarm system, you should use it.”
“It’s not crazy that the FBI director cares about personal security as well,” the FBI director added. “So I think people ought to take responsibility for their own safety and security.”
“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.
But many found it ironic for Comey, who this year launched a high profile battle against Apple to gain access to data locked inside of the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorists. Many viewed that fight as a referendum on digital privacy.
Comey was “much mocked for that,” he acknowledged on Wednesday.
But he still uses the tape on his laptop.
“I hope people lock their cars,” he said. “Lock your doors at night… if you have an alarm system, you should use it.”
“It’s not crazy that the FBI director cares about personal security as well,” the FBI director added. “So I think people ought to take responsibility for their own safety and security.”
I don't I disable it from start up
Lord_nikon
Veteran
Use to work at apple/flextronics as a repair tech years ago, somebody coded a camera script on their macbook that captured pictures of the entire facility and workers and posted the pictures online. 
After that apple made us use sticky dots for the incoming macbook . lol
After that apple made us use sticky dots for the incoming macbook . lol
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Nah. I'm not that paranoid. i doubt the nsa gives a shyt about what I got going on anyways
Mark Zuckerberg does it too. I'll try to find the video
Deathstroke
Pro
Only when I'm in the bathroom
nah, it's not about the NSA really bro. if you're into some type of shyt that alerts them you got bigger concerns, you right.
but since i had a period where i frequented "the dark side of the internet" i can tell you from firsthand experience that anything with internet access can be hacked into. i had sites on deck where you could look through all types of security cameras around the globe, never looked into people's homes but people do that ALL the time and just watch you on some pervert shyt. seen some news segments about it recently.
Those services can be restarted remotely easily
This. I just got back from a security conference in OKC. I don't think people have any idea how easily your system's resources and devices can be co-opted and used for ulterior purposes
Yeah that's what I mean. I work, come home, watch YouTube videos, then pass out. Nothing really interesting. Now if u fukking with the deep web and tampering with shyt u ain't supposed to then I can see why you'd try to protect yourself.
lotteryplaya
Winning a big lottery jackpot is my dream.
Laptop yes, tablet no. Some people have their home security cams, car starter and computers all hooked up to be easily hacked at the same time.
