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Mark Zuckerberg Covers His Webcam and Microphone, Should We?
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:25 am
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:25 am
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Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, recently shared a picture of himself celebrating a milestone: Instagram now has five hundred million active users each month. There was Zuckerberg in his office holding an Instagram-like frame in front of himself. The picture would have been unremarkable and quickly forgotten but for this: Astute observers noticed that his laptop was on the desk behind him and that he had placed tape over the camera and the microphone. Those are small but significant details.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, recently shared a picture of himself celebrating a milestone: Instagram now has five hundred million active users each month. There was Zuckerberg in his office holding an Instagram-like frame in front of himself. The picture would have been unremarkable and quickly forgotten but for this: Astute observers noticed that his laptop was on the desk behind him and that he had placed tape over the camera and the microphone. Those are small but significant details.
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:27 am to anc
I taped a really small picture of my butt cheeks to the camera. Take that!
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:27 am to anc
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and that he had placed tape over the camera and the microphone.
While he has larger security risks than an average user
Yes. You should cover them
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:28 am to anc
Be right back... Just going to get some tape
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:30 am to CaptainsWafer
I put a sticker on my laptop cameras.
Never thought about the microphone though.
Never thought about the microphone though.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:31 am to anc
This is some old news. What planet have you been on?
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:31 am to anc
already do
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:33 am to anc
How do I know which way to lay my phone down? Not sure if they are viewing my front or rear camera.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:33 am to anc
Yes. It is quite easy for some to hack into your camera.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:34 am to CaptainsWafer
I do and I'm not a tinfoil hat guy
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:34 am to anc
Meh. If people want to watch and listen to me when I'm at my most disgusting, that's on them.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:35 am to anc
I've always put tape over my camera
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:35 am to anc
Been doing it for years
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:37 am to Scooba
yes. and if you have an external webcam for conferencing, either detach it or point it to the wall.
There's a movement within security groups that consult individuals who deal with sensitive information to actually disable the built in microphone on cellphones as well. This is something Edward Snowden made famous in his Vice Interview. Anytime he makes a phone call, he attaches earbuds to his phone.
There's a movement within security groups that consult individuals who deal with sensitive information to actually disable the built in microphone on cellphones as well. This is something Edward Snowden made famous in his Vice Interview. Anytime he makes a phone call, he attaches earbuds to his phone.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:38 am to anc
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Instagram now has five hundred million active users each month
Pied Piper could only dream of that kind of adoption.
As for the OP, I think someone like Zuckerberg is a little bigger target that measly old slackster, so I'm not worried.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:38 am to anc
You're telling me a tech genius can't figure out a better way to secure his device than by using duck tape?
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:39 am to anc
You'll be completely suprised about what the CEO Facebook does! You might want to do it too.
Click to read this story.
Click to read this story.
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 8:40 am
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:40 am to anc
I wasn't aware many people actually did this. All they'd ever see is my disgusting shirtless body perusing tigerdroppings.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:45 am to anc
This is stupid. Malware that can activate your camera at will can do all sorts of other nefarious things. If you can’t trust your camera, you can’t trust your keyboard either. Follow best practices to avoid malware in the first place — don’t install Flash Player, and don’t install software from sketchy sources — and you’ll almost certainly be fine.
Also, tape does not stop sound waves.
Also, tape does not stop sound waves.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 8:46 am to anc
You should cover the camera and mic on your phone too. It's less secure
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