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Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 6 days ago

Should You Cover Your Laptop Camera When It’s Not in Use?

www.consumerreports.org

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Should You Cover Your Laptop Camera When It’s Not in Use?

www.consumerreports.org

Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 6 days ago
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Should You Cover Your Laptop Camera When It’s Not in Use? - Consumer Reports
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    Cover all cameras on all devices.

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      Related, when we were shopping for a smart TV last year, it was so difficult to find one without a microphone… I already don’t like my phone having a microphone, why would I put it into my bloody TV…

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        I already don’t like my phone having a microphone

        A phone without a microphone. A phone… without a microphone… is not a phone.

        Can I ask what you use a phone for?

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          Classic missing the thread deliberately for internet clout

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          by that sentence I obviously meant that the hardware has the ability to listen to me at all times, but I guess it needs to be spelled out

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      What about my cameras?

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