@schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoMalware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230github.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkMalware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230github.com@schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-square@Kelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•7 months agoMost laptops have a physical slider that can mask the camera. But I don’t know of any tablets or phones that offer this feature.
minus-square@PetteriPano@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•7 months agoI have a thin stick-on slider for my laptops. It’d look clunky, but you can stick it on any tablet or phone.
minus-square@jcs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoThe Librem 5 offers hardware killswitches on the side of the phone, and the Pinephone offers hardware killswitches in the rear of the device after removing the backplate.
minus-squarenoodle (he/him)linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agothere used to be phones with pop-up cameras for a year or two.
Most laptops have a physical slider that can mask the camera. But I don’t know of any tablets or phones that offer this feature.
I have a thin stick-on slider for my laptops. It’d look clunky, but you can stick it on any tablet or phone.
The Librem 5 offers hardware killswitches on the side of the phone, and the Pinephone offers hardware killswitches in the rear of the device after removing the backplate.
there used to be phones with pop-up cameras for a year or two.