<story><title>Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without warning</title><url>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18/research-shows-how-macbook-webcams-can-spy-on-their-users-without-warning/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>justin</author><text>I would be more concerned about the microphone. I can easily cover the camera with tape. Also, random pictures of me programming or reading HN are probably less damaging audio recordings of conversations I might be having.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>StringyBob</author><text>My current Thinkpad has a physical switch to disable radios. I&amp;#x27;d like to have a physical &amp;#x27;privacy&amp;#x27; switch that cut the power to internal microphones and cameras. 
To be security aware, this has to be an auditable hardware power switch, and not just an interrupt&amp;#x2F;driver&amp;#x2F;bios combination that could be bypassed. It&amp;#x27;s also prefereable for security to have a an off-by-default switch, than an activity light you might not notice...</text></comment>
<story><title>Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without warning</title><url>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18/research-shows-how-macbook-webcams-can-spy-on-their-users-without-warning/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>justin</author><text>I would be more concerned about the microphone. I can easily cover the camera with tape. Also, random pictures of me programming or reading HN are probably less damaging audio recordings of conversations I might be having.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>greglindahl</author><text>I use a cut-out piece of postit note for the camera, and a small piece of etape for the microphones -- seems stable, and both are pretty easy to take off without leaving too much spooge behind.</text></comment>