Some experts see webcam covers as a final safeguard, while others don't see them as useful at all. (Photo: sorbetto via Getty Images) If you are paranoid about people seeing things they should not ...

Ideally, don't buy a privacy cover. Apple says customers should instead rely on the green indicator light next to the camera to tell when it’s on or not. “The camera is engineered so that it can’t ...

Apple published a new support document in July to warn MacBook owners not to close their laptops when a camera cover is on, as it could damage the display. Apple reminds MacBook owners that the ...

Practically identical to its predecessor, the second-gen Ring Indoor Cam adds a physical privacy cover while carrying over the same looks and features as the affordably priced original. Just be ready ...

The latest MacBook Pros are vulnerable to display damage when a privacy cover is installed over the camera. The problem is now sufficiently widespread that Apple recommends against installing any ...

One of the most unsettling revelations to come from Edward Snowden’s leak of classified documents is the National Security Agency’s (NSA) ability to hack into our webcams. The NSA is so sophisticated, ...

I had this gig once at one of the biggest travel review sites in the country. At this job, I was paid to look at user posts, particularly photographs, and flag anything suspicious. As you can imagine, ...

Several years ago, when someone used camera covers to protect against possible surveillance, it was not popular to talk about it. A turning point in the ways to protect against surveillance was the ...

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Editor's take: Apple isn't wrong in its recommendation to avoid using an overly thick camera cover on its MacBooks as doing so could indeed damage the display when you close the lid. But to put your ...