How many of you cover up your computer's web camera? (Non-Tech related)

I use this for one computer:



and this for another computer:

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Now, it’s easy to imagine hackers wanting access to both the F.B.I. Director’s laptop as well as Mark Zuckerberg’s Macbook Pro, but would they want to access the webcam on a random person’s computer? The answer is that hackers stand to profit the most if they can capture footage or audio to use for blackmail. It's unlikely they'll bother with you unless you’re someone who has a public profile to protect.

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Based on all this, here is what I recommend:

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- Close your laptop when you’re not using it.
- Always keep all of your software up to date, especially your web browsers and all associated plug-ins, and especially Adobe Flash.

- Be sure your firewall is enabled at at all times.
- Routinely check for malware, and always run anti-virus.
- As always, avoid clicking links in emails, even when you know the sender.
- If you want to be absolutely sure nobody is watching or listening to you, be like Zuck and cover your webcam and microphone with tape, a peel-off sticker, or something else that can obscure the lens but be removed easily when you actually want to use it.

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I don't cover up my computer's microphone. Never actually thought to do that. I do use the Russian's anti-virus software, Kaspersky Total Security . It's great. Updates several times a day and is very minimal on system resources.