So whats the consensus? Do you tape over your computer's webcam?

also this desu

>every consumer grade webcam feeds directly into NSA data center
>literally hours upon hours of weeaboos jacking it to hentai
>effectively filling NSA hard drives with virtual cum

genius

I don't have a laptop but I do have a webcam attached to my PC, however, I have removed the IR filter from it and made a couple other small modifications which would make it difficult to get a standard image from it. It has a lens cap but to be honest with you I often forget to replace it.

who needs a piece of tape when the x280 tinkpad comes with a camcover by default, yall are living in 1000BC

Zuck had tape over his webcape and something on the side. Maybe a mic could have been a usb port. So ya.

He also taped his mics. Doubt that would work very well though

can you prove that every piece of software running on your computer isn't? have you looked at all the source code of everything on it?

No, but I build everything from source

it honestly doesn't matter what's running if you identified and only whitelist what goes over the network

You don't need to personally audit everything to confirm that it doesn't do X. If you truly believe this, I will ask you how do you know that the earth is a globe, and how do you know that the medicine they give you will heal you. Unless you can level a reasonable argument to address these points, grow up kid.

I wire mine to a different camerathat is pointing at a photo of my balls

The spying is autonomous. Its not some guy actively watching you, its a botnet taking pictures every 15 minutes.

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>yes i do cover my webcam he writes 2 seconds after staring directly at his phone with 8 megapixel forward facing camera

I do this, not because of paranoia, but because some shitty apps like Hangouts automatically turn on the camera when you enter a call, then you have to turn it off manually if you don't want it.

Jokes on you I cut out pieces of vinyl tape to cover those too.

>Nothin personell, hacker-kun

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Nah. If Big Brother wants to watch me jackoff or see my ugly mug, then they can have the footage. The reason I could see any reason to tape your shit besides paranoia, is if you're some high-ranking business person.

How do I cover my smart phone front camera in a practical way? I occasionally use it as a mirror. Maybe I should get a pocket mirror instead and just tape the front camera?

Nothing to hide nothing to fear is the gayest argument. GIve a shit about your privacy you fucking loser.

what about your phone? Do you tape your phone too?

Why cover the camera is fyou're not a qt grill?

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I only buy user-servicable laptops so I just open up the case and unplug the camera and microphone.

I would do this on my Thinkpad, but the occasional time I do want a webcam it's more convenient to just peel a piece of tape.

"no"

Add a little door for quick access to the cable. I read a thing where IR wavelengths can be seen through tape anyway.

I don't but I probably would if my laptop was my main computer. My desktop's webcam is plugged into a USB hub with switches for each port so I just switch it off when not in use, and it also lights up really obviously when it's active. My laptop mostly gets used in public places and it's offline most of the time anyway so it's not that much of a concern.

>((("no")))

You can buy a little stick-on sliding cover thingy for laptop cameras, if your phone has big enough bezels that might be an option.

Soon phones will have cameras behind the screen and you'll be absolutely fucked out of protecting yourself if you buy one of the pieces of shit.

this. it takes 2 minutes and i almost never need my laptop's camera. my phone already has a better camera when i need it for casual stuff.

>implying the NSA is the problem

Get fucked KGB glowniggers.

>I will ask you how do you know that the earth is a globe, and how do you know that the medicine they give you will heal yo

You don't know that Earth is a globe. You believe the people who say Earth is a globe.

You don't know if the medicine they give you will heal you. You believe what the doctor says even though the medicine comes with warnings about deadly side effects. You also believe in the doctor's diagnosis, which might be incorrect.

my nigga

I cover it when I jerk off to porn just to be safe

what if you accidentally start a livestream or start chromecasting on your computer? my wankbox is airgapped just for this reason

Yes, never use it so just a tiny square of black PVC tape, it's barely even visible. I still get the spam blackmail emails telling me I've been filmed and demanding Bitcoins though, jokes

Why are people concerned about a video being leaked of them jacking off? Literally everybody does it. What are you worried about, that your colleagues might know you have a fetish for something really tame like bondage or feet?

I have taped both my laptop and my phone. I noticed when I got win10 that everytime I start the computer, that light next to the cam turns on for a second.

or what if Bluetooth audio is connected to another device. Yeah I worry about that too, I'll look into air gapping my shit

Which VPN do you guys recommend? I wanna hide my bondage and feet fetishes

Then why dont you post a video of yourself?

Probably part of a self-test that the camera and light still work. Kind of like a car turning on its check engine light.

Either that or Microsoft is checking who's turning the computer on.

>muh russia

I work at a major Hospital in the IT Dept and everyone has theirs taped. not sure about mics though.

I don't have tape over mind, I have a piece of paper over it. I just folded it in such a way that it uses its own weight to stay on the edge of my laptop lid securely. Been doing it this way for a decade.

Ordered my laptop without a webcam. I have a usb one if I need it.

No because I use Arch and I can't even get the webcam to work

p52 has this thing so I just keep it closed since I don't use the webcam

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Speakers can be used as microphones too

Yes. It's unlikely that anyone could break in but it costs nothing to be sure.

people that cover their webcams are certified cumbrain pussies

whos gonna look at you? its just your picture lol

>and how do you know that the medicine they give you will heal you.
Healing is literally unprofitable. You can be absolutely certain that, under capitalism, any medicine that has a price tag (regardless if you were the one who paid for it personally) will not heal you. Otherwise I agree with you.

>Nothing to hide nothing to fear
Nowhere in their post did user mention they had nothing to hide. They just talk about how they chose to allow big brother to watch them masturbate.
Just because you've been poisoned by western puritanism and fake moralism, it doesn't mean you get to dictate what others should consider private.

Back to R*ddit, commie.

I express more concern for my security over using Jow Forums than I do browsing torrents or watching my fucked up porn.
I genuinely fear you fuckers more than agent John Doe. He'll just arrest me and confiscate my PC.
You fuckers would ruin my life in every metric, and then laugh.

what webcam

pic related.

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>Oh no, people are gonna see me jerking off
Who cares?

My Win7 laptop did that. It's probably a POST thing.

>having a webcam

>fucktone
>fucktone
>fucktone
How the fuck do you fuck that up at all, let alone thrice?

>implying