Some experts see webcam covers as a final safeguard, while others don't see them as useful at all. (Photo: sorbetto via Getty Images) If you are paranoid about people seeing things they should not ...

Ideally, don't buy a privacy cover. Apple says customers should instead rely on the green indicator light next to the camera to tell when it’s on or not. “The camera is engineered so that it can’t ...

So, Apple recommends that you don't close the lid your MacBook if it has a camera cover fitted because it can break your display, and instead of using a camera cover, Apple says you should use the ...

Editor's take: Apple isn't wrong in its recommendation to avoid using an overly thick camera cover on its MacBooks as doing so could indeed damage the display when you close the lid. But to put your ...

One of the most unsettling revelations to come from Edward Snowden’s leak of classified documents is the National Security Agency’s (NSA) ability to hack into our webcams. The NSA is so sophisticated, ...

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Several years ago, when someone used camera covers to protect against possible surveillance, it was not popular to talk about it. A turning point in the ways to protect against surveillance was the ...

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