![]() ![]() ![]() Ten years ago the idea that people-be they government agents, hackers, or just law-breaking voyeurs-could actively spy on you through your computer’s webcam would be the considered the ramblings of a paranoid conspiracy theorist. If you have kids, you should strongly consider reading the entirety of this article and implementing something to stop their webcams from being on all the time (or ever). They can store images and videos of people in compromising situations in their bedrooms, and many of these images and videos are uploaded to shady websites. TL DR version: Script-kiddie hackers and teenagers can, and do, use easily accessible tools and phishing techniques to hijack webcams of unsuspecting people, often who they know, and watch them through their camera. Once a concern that was the province of the paranoid, years worth of reports and revelations have made it readily apparent that people really can spy on you through your webcam. Here’s why you should disable or cover yours. ![]()
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