  jwardl
join:2000-08-12 Spring, TX
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Call me paranoid, but I've never been willing to leave a mic (or camera) plugged in for this very reason -- that some hacker and/or malware might turn them on and be listening (and/or watching) at any time without my knowledge.
So far, pulling the plug is pretty hard to beat. |
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  richk_1957 If ..Then..Else Premium join:2001-04-11 Minas Tirith
| said by jwardl :Call me paranoid, but I've never been willing to leave a mic (or camera) plugged in for this very reason -- that some hacker and/or malware might turn them on and be listening (and/or watching) at any time without my knowledge. So far, pulling the plug is pretty hard to beat. Be kind of hard to do on a laptop. |
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  RipRap Bmw Power
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| reply to jwardl said by jwardl :Call me paranoid, OK. You are P a ® @ n0 1 D !  -- The world holds two classes of men: intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence. |
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  jwardl
join:2000-08-12 Spring, TX
| reply to richk_1957 said by richk_1957 :said by jwardl :Call me paranoid, but I've never been willing to leave a mic (or camera) plugged in for this very reason -- that some hacker and/or malware might turn them on and be listening (and/or watching) at any time without my knowledge. So far, pulling the plug is pretty hard to beat. Be kind of hard to do on a laptop. That's what tape and farts are for. |
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