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Cover up (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@mander.xyz to c/privacy@programming.dev
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[–] artifex@piefed.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve had the same tiny strip of electrical tape covering the camera on my MacBook for 3 or 4 years now.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

On Windows, uninstalling the webcam driver also works.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

Would you trust windows to not automatically reinstall it at the next windows ~~downgrade~~ update

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago

*Virus fixes your broken drivers*