Do you tape over your webcam?

[Offshore Toon]

I've noticed a few people in seminars with tape over their webcam. All girls, all macbooks. Today I was trying to figure out why they'd do it, and the leading theory currently is that they watch porn and as girls they feel forced to take precautions due to the stigma.

So, do you tape over your webcam?

[Giggles]

I've noticed a few people in seminars with tape over their webcam. All girls, all macbooks. Today I was trying to figure out why they'd do it, and the leading theory currently is that they watch porn and as girls they feel forced to take precautions due to the stigma.

So, do you tape over your webcam?

No. I'm not a girl with a Macbook.

[Boydy]

No, I like the idea of the CIA and GCHQ watching me masturbate.

[CJay]

You have to be seriously stupid to allow someone to gain access to your webcam on your macbook. I don't, and if someone did manage to hack it they would just get continuous video of me sitting there looking bored or watching Parks & Rec. Not much to worry about.

It's probably because Mark Zuckerberg does it.

[Disco]

I don't have one.

[-james-]

I'm not sure my subscribers would appreciate that.

[Kikó]

I tape over mine.

[Offshore Toon]

I reckon Mahow, the perverted porn fiend, is the most likely candidate on this forum.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I do not tape over mine.

[hfswjyr]

What has watching porn got to do with your webcam?

I've got tape over mine, only because it freaks me out when a program uses the webcam and suddenly I see my own face on the screen. Same reason is why I can't have snapchat.

[Offshore Toon]

So it turns out hfswjyr is TTH's unlikely porn king. Fair play.

[mo]

My webcam doesn't work, so can't see much point.

[Dquincy]

Never. If someone wants to see me with a dildo up my arse that's their decision.

[Spammer]

Never. If someone wants to see me with a dildo up my arse that's their decision.

I agree.

Does anyone fancy seeing that btw?

[John]

The mortgage didn't sound that expensive.

[Baz]

'Tape over' means to erase something with a replacement recording.

'Put tape over' means to stick some tape over something.

Oh and I don't have a webcam.

[Blitz]

I suppose there are a lot more perverts keen on seeing girls doing whatever, than seeing guys.

I don't put tape over mine.

[Clunge]

Have done for years out of sheer paranoia.

Then Black Mirror totally vindicated me.

[Smiffy]

You know what, it's funny that you've created this thread as only the other night I got paranoid about it and ended up sticking a rizla paper over it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Speaking of webcams.

Does anyone else get loads of friend requests from fake profiles on Facebook for hot females?

Or does Facebook KNOW and are trying to lure me into a trap?

[Dark Soldier]

I always disable it in Device Manager.

[Dark Soldier]

And they'll see a guy wanking to tranny porn.

[Dark Soldier]

Its not a joke you utter spastic.

[Lewis]

I put tape over mine years ago.

[7om]

I had no idea this was even a thing until I noticed someone at work doing it but I can't be bothered myself.

I've got my papers and my visa, Trump. You can't touch me.

[phonics]

If there are cameras in the house I put a piece of blutack over them. I dont expect surveillance but it's better to minimise.

[Dquincy]

And they'll see a guy wanking to tranny porn.

Already went there brah.

[Dquincy]

I agree.

Does anyone fancy seeing that btw?

Can't work out if your offering or asking.

[Spikey M]

I do not tape over mine.

You should.

[Kikó]

If there are cameras in the house I put a piece of blutack over them. I dont expect surveillance but it's better to minimise.

Why do you have cameras​ in the house?

And what do you mean "if"?

[phonics]

Various flatmates have had Kinects/VR in the living room.

[CJay]

Do you tape over the cameras on your phone?

[John]

Various flatmates have had Kinects/VR in the living room.

I'm sure those flatmates were chuffed to bits with you sticking Blu-Tack to their things.

[Disco]

As impractical as it is you'd be better off taping over the microphones on your phones if you're worried about intrusion.

[Spikey M]

Various flatmates have had Kinects/VR in the living room.

:harold:

[Yevrah]

I don't and I'm not sure what it would achieve by doing so, even if GCHQ were watching.

[ScousePig]

I've been on quite a few e-safeguarding courses at work and they recommend it, so I've quite recently started doing it. It doesn't harm.

[Yevrah]

What rationale did they give for recommending it?

[Raoul Duke]

What rationale did they give for recommending it?

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[ScousePig]

What rationale did they give for recommending it?

To be honest it might not have been much more than a 'why take the risk?' type spiel. Working in a school right now, technology and children's exposure to it is massive, so any precautions that can be taken are always recommended.

Slightly off topic, but 'sexting' is a huge concern with children, especially because if a photo falls into the wrong hands, there's no turning back and it'll be on the internet forever.

[Raoul Duke]

To be honest it might not have been much more than a 'why take the risk?' type spiel. Working in a school right now, technology and children's exposure to it is massive, so any precautions that can be taken are always recommended.

Slightly off topic, but 'sexting' is a huge concern with children, especially because if a photo falls into the wrong hands, there's no turning back and it'll be on the internet forever.
Magic ^^

[Boydy]

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I'd just be paranoid that that was spying on me.

[Magic]

Magic ^^

:D

I think I'd be doing the cunt a favour, to be fair.

[Pepe]

I don't do this but I'm still surprised most laptops are not equipped with a small shutter.

[Magic]

I don't do this but I'm still surprised most laptops are not equipped with a small shutter.

That implies it isn't safe.

[phonics]

Remember that school that doled out free laptops for students to do their homework on only for it to come out that teachers could turn on the webcam/mic at any time. Proper sordid shit that.

[Pepe]

That implies it isn't safe.

They're ok loading crappy antiviruses whether you want them or not.

[Magic]

That sort of spying is ok, but actual physical spying? Oh nononono.

[Mazuuurk]

I'm feeling naive as fuck here now thinking the WebCam lights up a little lamp when it's on, thus notifying you it's on.

[hfswjyr]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_and_Dance_(Black_Mirror)

[Raoul Duke]

I'm feeling naive as fuck here now thinking the WebCam lights up a little lamp when it's on, thus notifying you it's on.

...which is controlled by software, which can be hacked