Great Webcam Covers

Many laptops protect users from being intruded by that indicator light that turns on whenever the camera is in use. What most people do not know and what researchers from a reputable university has found out is that it is already possible for clever hackers to monitor everything that your webcam can capture while you are unaware that you camera is turned on because these people can disable the light on your computer while it is turned on.

This then makes us ask ourselves how our privacy can be protected from these people who can spy not only on what we do online but even what we do in our homes within our camera's scope of coverage.

Snooping on people using their own webcams are not only done by clever hackers. Even the FBI is able to enter the computers of people who are suspected criminals and this can help them greatly in their investigation. Using this tactic needs permission and it is not in this paper's scope to dwell into that.

What aids in this security breach is how many computers are designed by manufacturers. Some computer designs have their camera light hardware locked and this means that camera and light are physically connected. This means that if you turn on your webcam, the light needs to turn on.  When a code triggers the light associated with your webcam then it is said the light is software locked. This is what hackers usually target; they disable the indicator light by altering the code that turns it on so that they can do their activities without anyone suspecting.

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 A good idea is to update your security software but the best and simplest means to protect yourself is to cover the camera lens when you are not using your webcam. Some people cover their lens with sticky notes. You can buy lens covers from some companies which come in the form of stickers with different kinds of designs . There is one company that has invented a sliding shutter that blocks the lens of your webcam when not in use.

Check sites online that offer the best webcam covers that can help you protect your privacy.

There are covers that come as a magnetic metal strip that sticks on your laptop.  Whether your laptop is open or close, this strip will stick to your computer according to its design. The design of this metal strip is that it has an opening the middle so that if you need to use the webcam you can use it through the metal strip opening.  If you move this metal strip either to the left or to the right of the webcam, then the camera is blocked.
 
Webcam covers called security guardians are made of soft felt with Velcro at the back. This type of cover  is attached to your webcam and you simply need to peel off the Velcro upon use and then stick it back again when you are finished.