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Laptop built in webcam

 
Anonymous Coward
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10/06/2011 07:14 PM
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Laptop built in webcam
I dont get the whole concept of integrated laptop webcams. How can i be sure no one is watching me? You gotta admit its not crazy to think that someone might hack into your camera and be able to watch you, considering the capabilities of skilled hackers. The whole idea of having a camera facing you every time you use the computer just screams "BIG BROTHER!!!11" to me.
Anonymous Coward
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10/06/2011 07:16 PM
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I just hope the hacker has the sound on...a vid of me sitting on the toilet doing the doooo....just ain't very exciting without sound!!!
Anonymous Coward (OP)
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10/06/2011 07:22 PM
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Thats also pretty scary actually, when they come with built in mics, you're simply just bugging your own house deliberately.. If you just bought a brand new computer for $1000 you don't want to cover it with tape the first thing you do..
Anonymous Coward
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10/06/2011 07:24 PM
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Put a sticker over it and turn your mic off!
Anonymous Coward
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10/06/2011 07:25 PM
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But you have a mobile right? They can listen, look and track you from this!
Anonymous Coward
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10/06/2011 07:26 PM
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use black electrical tape, it matches most electronics, and is inexpensive and readily available. When it comes time to send/make videos an alcohol wipe will make quick work of the left over adhesive.
Burt Gummer

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10/06/2011 07:28 PM
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Re: Laptop built in webcam
I dont get the whole concept of integrated laptop webcams. How can i be sure no one is watching me? You gotta admit its not crazy to think that someone might hack into your camera and be able to watch you, considering the capabilities of skilled hackers. The whole idea of having a camera facing you every time you use the computer just screams "BIG BROTHER!!!11" to me.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1549887


You can't be sure....and they COULD do it.
Schools have been caught and SUED for spying with laptop software cams.

Here's your best protection against that.
You can cover all kinds of things with it.....peace

[link to video1.break.com]
ThereIsNoHandle

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10/06/2011 07:29 PM
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Aye, I think the same. I normally cover mine with gaffa tape. There's cameras in some LCD tv's/digital conversion boxes, which can be remotely activated even when the TV 1s sw1tc1-1ed Qff @ the ma1ns. Te11 ya a stQry...

Not long ago I was round my Dad's. We talk a lot of conspiracy. I was on the sofa and looked at the TV. The red 1CD 11ght was Qn. 1 then saw that the TV was sw1tched Qff at the ma1ns. When 1 looked back at the 1CD 11ght 1t was Qff. 1 swear that 1t was Qn when 1 f1rst 1QQked, then when 1 gQt up n started look1n at 1t 1t myster1Qs1y turned Qff.

SQrry re. stupid symbQ1s bt whenever 1 say certa1n th1ngs the cQmputer fks Up
All things are holy, but some lie closer to the center.
Anonymous Coward (OP)
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10/06/2011 07:36 PM
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But you have a mobile right? They can listen, look and track you from this!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2642766


guess you're right.. people complain about public surveillance cameras but they think its fine that everyone walks around with fancy cameras in their phones available to them all the time so that they can film anyone who is not behaving normal and upload it to youuuuuutube for the whole fucking world to see. They turned us into the all seeing eye and we are too fucking stupid to realize it.
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10/06/2011 08:03 PM
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Put a sticker over it and turn your mic off!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2642766


They simply override it and go infrared.
Anonymous Coward
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10/06/2011 08:14 PM
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My mic is disabled and my laptop camera is covered with a sticker.
Anonymous Coward
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10/06/2011 09:03 PM
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I wounldn't worry about it..
the CIA has a camera and mic in every room in your house for the last 50 years.
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10/06/2011 09:05 PM

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I wounldn't worry about it..
the CIA has a camera and mic in every room in your house for the last 50 years.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2693712


there is a cam and microphone in the cable tv box
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LegatoBluesummers

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03/24/2012 07:37 PM
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Put a sticker over it and turn your mic off!
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Yeah, I know right. I just did that myself.
my2centsworth

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03/24/2012 07:45 PM
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Oh dam.. it never even crossed my mind to think about this until I read it here! Guess I'll look for a sticker and figure out where to go, to make sure the mic is turned off, now! Sheesh.. something else to worry about!

OK Eventually
Burt Gummer

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03/24/2012 07:49 PM
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Re: Laptop built in webcam
I dont get the whole concept of integrated laptop webcams. How can i be sure no one is watching me? You gotta admit its not crazy to think that someone might hack into your camera and be able to watch you, considering the capabilities of skilled hackers. The whole idea of having a camera facing you every time you use the computer just screams "BIG BROTHER!!!11" to me.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1549887


I always put electrical tape over built in laptop cams....for that exact reason.

It could EASILY be activated without you realizing it.





GLP