How to keep your Mac’s camera from spying on you, no tape required<article>
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It’s the staple of all hacker and government-conspiracy fiction, not to mention quite a number of horror films: You’re being watched through your hacked computer or phone or through a hijacked surveillance camera feed. And, unfortunately, this is well-reasoned paranoia in the real world, because to an operating system, a camera is just another file that can be read and relayed.</p><p>
Earlier this year, in response to the news and to reader queries, I went into detail with a few ways you could
disable microphone input in software and hardware on a Mac. Video is surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) easier to block: You can simply put a piece of tape over a lens.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3129449/security/how-to-keep-your-macs-camera-from-spying-on-you-no-tape-required.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to keep your Mac’s camera from spying on you, no tape required
