I used to roll my eyes at people who put tape over their webcam, but here I am doing it now.

Then I caught a random stream of my own bedroom on a forum last year because some sketchy browser extension recorded it. Has anyone else had a wake-up call like this or am I just paranoid for nothing?

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the_rowan16d ago

random stream of my own bedroom" sounds like a crazy story though.

paul34616d ago

12 hours of my cat sleeping on my desk would break the internet.

evan_campbell14d ago

I see it a bit differently honestly. I get why people do it, but putting tape over your camera feels more like a security blanket than real protection. If someone is determined to spy on you through your webcam, they're probably already running malware that can turn on your microphone or keylog your passwords too. Tape won't stop that. The bigger worry to me is the stuff running in the background that you never see, not the little light on your camera. I think it makes more sense to clean up your extensions, run a good antivirus, and keep your system updated than to just cover the lens and call it good.