Is it normal that i think people hack and watch me through my webcam?

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Ever since I heard the story about the little girl whose baby monitor got hacked and the hacker was speaking to the girl through the baby monitor, I've been paranoid about my webcam. I hardly ever use it except for taking pictures, video chatting, and maybe an occasional video. Is it normal that I sometimes cover it because I think it can be hacked and that people could watch me through it?

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  • MacG
    10 years ago | pl

    It is indeed possible. A little piece of tape or a post-it note is all it takes to not have to worry about it. And a good firewall, of course.

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  • Shackleford96
    10 years ago

    I worry my phone has that capability sometimes...

    When I was younger I used to think that televisions had a camera behind the glass and the screen worked like a two-way mirror.

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    • dybex
      10 years ago

      My 3D WiFi TV has a built in webcam . :-o

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      • Shackleford96
        10 years ago

        Creepy...

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago

    I worry about that too sometimes, but I don't want to have to live in fear! You can cover the camera. Get a piece of tape.

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  • ThomasWayne
    10 years ago

    My laptop's webcam is covered physically. It is not being paranoid. There are many creepy stories in the internet. One of them was a girl being spied using her webcam. A young student managed to record her while she was naked. Google it to find out more.

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  • GoraIntoDesiGals
    10 years ago

    On my laptop a led goes on if the cam is in use.
    Also the baby monitor incident is unrelated because it was *meant* to transmit over the Internet but had a fatal security flaw which meant anyone could access it.

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  • dybex
    10 years ago

    Cover it? Yeah, but what about the microphone? THEY can still hear you. :-o

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    There is already technology that does this. It can be used to map out a persons life over time. Getting a basic skeletal structure of your surroundings. **blows load inside of buttslut

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    • [Old Memory]
      10 years ago

      Yeah, I was seriously worried about google earth and whatnot during the early stages. But they can't get a good enough print to make out what they're seeing.

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      • dybex
        10 years ago

        Dude that's the public version. Google have the real-time Ultra HD version in their lab. :-o

        It's just the current bandwidth limitations that's keeping it held back. True story.

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        • [Old Memory]
          10 years ago

          This could be much problem.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    That's paranoid as fuck mAN.

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  • handsignals
    10 years ago

    you are checking jailbait galleries when you feel this paranoia i'm guessing???

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  • Erik963
    10 years ago

    How is this normal ? Who was dumb enough to click on yes ? Are you people retarded ?

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