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Cover up (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@mander.xyz to c/privacy@programming.dev

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[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not an uncommon practice, been sold all over the place for a while

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

We got those for work, but then they changed our laptops to ones that have thin bessles and now they don't fit.....

Multi billion dollar company, doesn't bother to test their physical security on new devices.....

[–] GenitalHurricane@fedinsfw.app 2 points 5 days ago

I've been using the ones from Eyebloc for the last decade. They are paper thin and don't destroy your screen, and the ones I use for my work MacBooks stay on just using the magnets already in the bezel, so no adhesives and I can slide it over to cover or uncover if I'm taking a meeting while traveling. Not an ad, just really happy with them

[–] artifex@piefed.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve had the same tiny strip of electrical tape covering the camera on my MacBook for 3 or 4 years now.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

On Windows, uninstalling the webcam driver also works.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

Would you trust windows to not automatically reinstall it at the next windows ~~downgrade~~ update

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 12 points 1 week ago

*Virus fixes your broken drivers*

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

Those are notorious for breaking the screens of laptops, so really for the best to never use them.

Most business laptops have integrated webcam covers now.