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 ...

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 ...

Computer privacy is serious business, especially since hacking attempts can take control of your built-in webcam and even turn it on without your permission. It’s a fairly common tactic for ransomware ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new company called Striiiipes — yes that’s not a typo — launched leather webcam covers on Kickstarter earlier this month that have already exceeded their funding goal. Granted, that goal was only ...

In 2016, a photo of Mark Zuckerberg caught the Internet’s attention. The photo, which showed the Facebook CEO in the company’s corporate headquarters, seemed ordinary enough save for one detail: his ...

Apple has published a support article that warns against closing the lid of a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro if you have a webcam cover installed because it could cause expensive damage to your ...

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 ...