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jwardl

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said by jwardl See Profile :

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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richk_1957
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Minas Tirith

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said by jwardl See Profile :

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.
to forum · permalink · · 2006-09-04 19:17:31 · Reply to this
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