We’ve all seen the movies or TV shows where some unfortunate sap was monitored through his laptop camera and then is blackmailed or worse. While it sounds far-fetched, covering the webcam on your ...

Some experts see webcam covers as a final safeguard, while others don't see them as useful at all. (Photo: sorbetto via Getty Images) If you are paranoid about people seeing things they should not ...

If you're worried about privacy, a webcam cover could make sense. But it could also break your MacBook's screen, and built-in ...

COVERING the camera on your phone, laptop or desktop computer is a sensible move. Whether you use Zoom, Skype or Microsoft Teams, the webcam on your home PC or laptop device has probably never been as ...

If you're still working from home like much of the world during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, you may be taking certain steps to boost your cybersecurity during frequent Zoom meetings, like ...

Now, it’s easy to imagine hackers wanting access to both the F.B.I. Director’s laptop as well as Mark Zuckerberg’s Macbook Pro, but would they want to access the webcam on a random person’s computer?

A new company called Striiiipes — yes that’s not a typo — launched leather webcam covers on Kickstarter earlier this month that have already exceeded their funding goal. Granted, that goal was only ...

With folks in parts of the U.S. beginning to go back into the office after working from home for months, Apple has an important reminder: Don’t close your laptop while using a webcam cover. While the ...

FBI director James Comey recently recommended that we all cover our webcams with tape for security reasons. Comey believes that doing so is a simple step for people to "take responsibility for their ...

FBI director James Comey was previously seen commenting in a Q&A that he uses his own privacy methods to protect himself from surveillance. The method involves a piece of store-bought tape which he ...

I admit it: I put tape over my computer's webcam. This is a paranoid thing to do. That said, I spend so much time in front of my computer that if a hacker managed to infiltrate my webcam and record ...

If you are paranoid about people seeing things they should not while you’re working, you may be wondering if you need a physical camera cover over your computer lens. Several high-profile public ...