You use your computer daily, although I bet you rarely, if ever, consider that someone could be spying on you through your built-in camera on a laptop or a standalone camera that connects via USB.

I admit it: I put tape over my computer's webcam. This is a paranoid thing to do. That said, I spend so much time in front of my computer that if a hacker managed to infiltrate my webcam and record ...

You can use many Android smartphones as a webcam on Windows 11 (or Windows 10) simply by connecting them to your PC with a standard USB cable and making a small ...

As human evolves, so does technology. Nowadays, the using of our phone, laptop or video console is part of a daily routine that we need to face constantly, even if we are aware of its risks or not.

Ages ago, coworkers asked why I covered my laptop’s webcam. Then they saw a video where a hacker used a remote access trojan (RAT) to spy on two people sleeping. They started taping over their webcam ...

“Is it actually sensible to cover your webcam when not in use?” she asked fellow Mumsnet users Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a ...

Don’t cover your camera, Apple has warned MacBook users — it could break your display. Consumers should rely on the green camera indicator light adjacent to their laptop camera, Apple told owners of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary cybersecurity and online privacy issues. Several years ago, when someone used camera covers to protect ...

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