Most of the tech people I work at UCL with have a bit of tape over their
laptop cameras, as well as the postgraduates from Computer Science that
I teach! The latter also have location tracking disabled on their phones
for the most part (esp Android users). They assure me there is no such
thing as anonymous data once you aggregate it. Facebook is often
mentioned as the least trustworthy thing on your computer.
But it's mostly like having a sturdy front door and a decent lock. It's
not that a particular burglar is expected or known to be in the area,
more that should someone come hunting around, they won't get in easily.
What I absolutely wouldn't have is Echo or similar (not even sure I
trust the Apple ones). Audio material is often far more damaging than
video and - I believe - much harder to fake nowadays.
keep the tin hats handy, folks!
Cheers,
Jason
On 24 Oct 2019, at 9:42, 'andrew lancaster' via Sussex Mac User Group
wrote:
Thanks! I shan’t but any sticky tape then!
Andrew
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On 24 Oct 2019, at 09:24, Rob Beattie <[email protected]> wrote:
That's an advertisement feature on behalf of John Lewis. Doesn't mean
to say it's not accurate but it's as well to be aware of the
difference between this and 'real' editorial. I'm sure someone could
grab your camera and use it against you, but you'd have to be either
terribly unlucky or at risk in the first place because of your
occupation. IMHO.
Rob
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On Thu, 24 Oct 2019 at 09:14, 'andrew lancaster' via Sussex Mac User
Group <[email protected]> wrote:
I have just read yet another article which suggests placing tape
over cameras and microphones on computers, tablets and phones. Is
this really a good plan? Can hackers really access and use cameras
without the owner being aware? I’d not be thrilled walking about
with a bit of tape stuck to the front of my iPhone. And I bet it
would okay havoc with face recognition ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/insurance/home/john-lewis/how-to-stay-safe-online/?WT.mc_id=tmgspk_fbppc_2670_AtBV7prHQ9Vk&utm_source=tmgspk&utm_medium=fbppc&utm_content=2670&utm_campaign=tmgspk_fbppc_2670_AtBV7prHQ9Vk&pso=1
Andrew
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