If you’re worked about hackers or people spying on you through your webcam, it may be time to pick up a webcam cover for your computer. According to the latest research, more and more people have had ...

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 ...

Webcams have opened video calls to anyone with a computer or smart device. But while it’s nice to be able to see whoever you’re talking to, webcams have also opened up another way for people to invade ...

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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 ...

One of the most unsettling revelations to come from Edward Snowden’s leak of classified documents is the National Security Agency’s (NSA) ability to hack into our webcams. The NSA is so sophisticated, ...

Recently, people idly noticed Mark Zuckerberg covers his Mac’s webcam with a piece of tape. He’s not alone, as the head of the FBI does it as well. And it’s been an unquestioned axiom of web security ...

If you use a webcam cover, you should remove it before closing your MacBook, according to a new advisory from Apple. The company warns that closing a MacBook, including the Air and Pro models, while ...

If Mark Zuckerberg is covering up his webcam at work, does that mean we should all be following suit and covering up our webcams too? Yes. SEE ALSO: Photo reveals that even Mark Zuckerberg puts tape ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. But Apple’s recent move to tell users not to use camera covers to ...

You use your computer daily, although I bet you rarely, if ever, consider that someone could be spying on you through your built-in camera on a laptop or a standalone camera that connects via USB.