There's been quite a lot of buzz on online spying which gave rise to the creation of numerous webcam covers. But can they actually protect us? And are there any "stylish" ones that don't prevent laptop from closing and are also suitable for a smartphone? Because post-its don't do it for me.
Ask HN: Do webcam covers really work?
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Re: Ask HN: Do webcam covers really work?
#2They can definitely prevent you from being taken on photo which helps with blackmailing, pretty much how it happened in that Black Mirror episode. I've seen this one that claims to be very seemless and also works on the phone https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/intelligent-security-came...
Re: Ask HN: Do webcam covers really work?
#3You can cut down a piece of electrical tape and put that over your webcam. It's not rocket science.