Am I the only one who doesn't have a microphone or webcam in my laptop these days (6 year old Lenovo T61)? It didn't come with a webcam and I unplugged the mic.
I can't stand the thought of them pointing at me.
I have a light next to my webcam that turns on when it's active. Is it possible the webcam can be activated without that light turning on?
Perhaps tangential, but is there any way to be certain whether the webcam light can be controlled by software?
I often wonder if my MBP camera is necessarily off just because the ominous little green light isn't shining.
All Thinkpads have a "no webcam" option and all W and T (and X?) series come with a free hardware kill switch for your microphone.
I would be more useful if someone made a sticker of some sort that allows you to cover the camera when you don't need it, and pull off easily when you do. Maybe a little magnet would do the trick.
Being on HN I expected this to be something about storing and analysing everything the wifi picks up or something along that line. This is pretty disappointing with that expectation.
I notice the payment form is US-centric (it demands a state, I told it n/a). Really quite fitting, given that the NSA isn't supposed to spy on Americans.
This would have to be a removable sticker in order to be a serious solution.
This is fabulous.
WTF, why is this crap on HN homepage? A front camera sticker? Seriously guys.