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Is it unnecessary to cover one's webcam on Linux?
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this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2024
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I never really understood the obsession to cover cameras. While yes you don't want someone to hack it and yes I do cover mine. What are they going to do? Watch you fap? I really don't care. I personally am much more concerned with the mic. I would hate for someone to record me saying something well not so pleasant. You can use your imagination. I rarely see people mention the mic. I see it mentioned a few times here but not much. I much rather have a kill switch for my mic.
Cool, then respond to this post with a video of you masturbating. It would be helpful to the scenario to include your full birth name, address, and employer, since that is the scenario that folks who would be blackmailed would be facing.
Since you really don't care.
It is possible that you mean what you say, but I believe its more likely you lack imagination to what impact the above scenario would actually feel like once you're in it.
That silly proposition aside, I agree with you about the microphone killswitch. Certainly overlooked.
That's a rather self-centered statement, imo. Just because you may not be bothered by the idea, does not mean that it does not have merit for others. That line of thinking is in a similar vein to saying "We don't need freedom of speech because I have nothing to say.".
Well? We’re waiting for the first lemmy fap video. Go on, OP.
So sending a video of you fapping to your employer and family isn't a problem? It still wouldn't be a problem if you were a teenager or a young adult at the beginning of their career?
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