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 ...

Valerie Olson wanted to know if she should cover up her laptop’s webcam to prevent people from spying on her. [Have a tech question? Send your query to [email protected].] Now, it’s easy to imagine ...

Does the black abyss of your webcam, and its potential for cyber-surveillance, make your hair stand on end? No one likes the feeling of being watched, especially after hearing horror stories of ...

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 ...

Privacy is at the forefront of everyone's minds right now, especially in this rapidly improving realm of generative AI. Scammers themselves are always coming up with ...

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 ...

You thought the tin foil tizzy was over, eh? If you thought I couldn't do more aluminum foil experiments, think again. I'm officially the person with an aluminum-foil-wrapped laptop. It started off as ...

As the second year of the COVID times come to an end, and hopefully much of the pandemic-style world along with it, there is one thing that will stick with us: Endless Zoom meetings. With most ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. It’s officially the Zoom era. As COVID-19 took hold across the world, ...