If someone was seriously actively going to spy on you, to attempt to gather some incriminating evidence, or blackmail-able information or something... recording the audio from your mic would be just as good to them, if not more so, and I'd say easier to sneak, and smaller amounts of data to manage then video or stills. you don't see people taping over their laptop microphones or turning off their alexas and google assistants everywhere though. Yet you see people taping over their webcams all the time. I've always found the focus on one and not the other a bit weird, and personally put the webcam taping thing down to herd mentality rather than an actual risk. If it makes you feel safer from being spied on some how then by all means tape away. I don't actually believe it would prevent anyone malicious from getting dirt on you though.
On Thu, 24 Oct 2019 at 11:12, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > Sent from my iPhone > > 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 > ----------------- > Rob Beattie > Freelance writer and book author > www.robbeattie.com > 07769 902820 > Twitter: @robbeattie > Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing > <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> > and 101 Things to do in a Shed > <http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Things-To-Do-Shed/dp/0091906113> > > > 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. 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