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For me it's the paranoia surrounding webcams. People outright refuse to own one and I understand, until they go on and on about how they're being spied. Here's the secret - unplug the damn thing when you think you won't use it or haven't used it in a while.

They, whoever it is, can't really spy on you on something that's already off and unplugged!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If we're being paranoid about hackers gaining access to your webcam, why would you assume they couldn't also reenable your drivers

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Fuck the webcam, what about the mic?