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		znpy 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, ... This is nothing new, i remember the same headline but on macs for like ~5-6 years ago?

daghamm 10 months ago [–]

Yes, and there was a case of a guy recoding young women and sextorting them.

BTW, I would assume that X230 users are the type of people who install physical shutters on their webcams.

znpy 10 months ago | [–]

i have a physical shutter on my work-issued bacbook pro

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