FBI can turn on your webcam without you even knowing

Post by jaachan » Mon, Dec 09, 2013, 11:19 AM UTC

Post by theraven1982 » Mon, Dec 09, 2013, 11:54 AM UTC

brt wrote: post #3

jaachan wrote: post #2

And here I thought I was being paranoid when I was happy that my laptop came with a plastic switch to cover the webcam with O.o

What is the model? I was thinking of smth like that years ago, even as a physical add-on like smth to glue-on. I found nothing like that for thinkpads nor macbooks

Post by brt » Mon, Dec 09, 2013, 12:42 PM UTC

boobsbr wrote: post #5

theraven1982 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A webcam can easily be 'disabled' with some tape. I'm more worried about someone enabling the microphone (harder to disable internally)

Can't you bypass the built-in mic by plugging something in the mic jack, like spare earbuds, or just a connector cut from some old or broken mic, headphone or spekear?

Post by jaachan » Thu, Dec 19, 2013, 8:10 AM UTC

brt wrote: post #3

jaachan wrote: post #2

And here I thought I was being paranoid when I was happy that my laptop came with a plastic switch to cover the webcam with O.o

What is the model? I was thinking of smth like that years ago, even as a physical add-on like smth to glue-on. I found nothing like that for thinkpads nor macbooks