NSA Spy Cam Blocker

A better idea would have been a "Rand-aid". A sticker in the shape of a band-aid that covers the webcam so you can still close your laptop.

Stole the idea from the EFF, which sells it for a lot less money:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;supporters.eff.org&#x2F;shop&#x2F;laptop-camera-cover-set" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;supporters.eff.org&#x2F;shop&#x2F;laptop-camera-cover-set</a>

If anyone is exploiting my system, microphone would be my top priority. Getting image doesn&#x27;t really tell as much as listening to what, how and when you talk.

The website is also using Google Analytics without disclosing this in their privacy policy, which violates Google Analytics&#x27; TOS[0] and is a pet peeve of mine. Hard to take the site too seriously but I like that privacy is a campaign issue, so it isn&#x27;t all bad news.<p><i>&quot;You must post a Privacy Policy and that Privacy Policy must provide notice of Your use of cookies that are used to collect data. You must disclose the use of Google Analytics, and how it collects and processes data.&quot;</i><p>[0]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;analytics&#x2F;terms&#x2F;us.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;analytics&#x2F;terms&#x2F;us.html</a>

A great way to both raise campaign financing and instill fear

The Nope [0] laptop cover (featured in kickstarter) uses magnets and prevents from scratching the camera lens.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kickstarter.com&#x2F;projects&#x2F;1893116150&#x2F;nope-live-free" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kickstarter.com&#x2F;projects&#x2F;1893116150&#x2F;nope-live-fr...</a>

Brought to you by the guy who:<p>- Used to claim the Civil Rights Act went too far before he started thinking maybe he wanted to be president.<p>- Says he will sell off a bunch of our national parks to the highest bidder.<p>- Invented his own bogus Ophthalmologist certificate and certified himself.<p>Come on HN, you&#x27;re better than this.

I am a big fan of the Nope that had a kickstarted a little while ago. It is small and still allows your macbook to close: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;erlibird.com&#x2F;go&#x2F;nope" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;erlibird.com&#x2F;go&#x2F;nope</a>

When I was in a grad school I remember a professor who bought an SGI machine without enough RAM so he couldn&#x27;t do work with it but he left it plugged into the wall outlet and ethernet for 5 years or so and didn&#x27;t even know the root password when it got hacked.<p>Those machines came with a camera that had a little door you could slide to cover it, so at least he had that protection.

I&#x27;m surprised some laptops don&#x27;t have something similar built in.. though a small piece of electrical tape works as well.

Nice idea but I wish more manufacturers had something like this built into their laptops. An old ASUS of mine came with a sliding piece of plastic that you could use to cover the webcam[1] when not in use.<p>[1]:<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;90X6PHF" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;90X6PHF</a>

Would this not just stop you from closing your laptop lid? I have a piece of tape over my laptop&#x27;s webcam and that doesn&#x27;t impinge on much (and actually has a useful purpose since I&#x27;ve been able to avoid the dreaded video interview when applying for jobs).

To be fair that piece of plastic will be a much more effective NSA blocker than Rand Paul ever will.

Relevant GCHQ&#x2F;NSA Program for looking at your webcam dick pics..<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Optic_Nerve_%28GCHQ%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Optic_Nerve_%28GCHQ%29</a>

Believe it or not.... This is actually a GREAT business idea. Just him being a politician, and having access to that ultra targeted customer base. Not that this product is actually useful or anything.

Printable cam blocker: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thingiverse.com&#x2F;thing:195405" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thingiverse.com&#x2F;thing:195405</a>

Without having looked at any wiring schematics for the iSight module... does anyone know if it&#x27;s even possible to apply power to the iSight hardware module, without the LED becoming illuminated?<p>I would presume the LED is wired directly to the module&#x27;s power. Then, it would be physically impossible to turn on the camera, without the LED becoming illuminated. (And, in my opinion, obviate much of the need for these silly stickers.)<p>It would also be an odd design for Apple to make the camera&#x27;s LED indicator an independently controllable component.

I find that a sticky note works well, particularly in strip form. Much cheaper.

This is a testament to how helpless the average person is when it comes to using, much less understanding, modern computer technology. It is the equivalent of &quot;duct tape and WD-40&quot; to repair a broken down vehicle.<p>As a software developer I&#x27;m regularly ashamed by the inaccessibility of computer technology. The non-technical individual&#x27;s inability to control what happens to them and around them in regards to electronics and software is rapidly outstripping their capacity to act in their own self interest.<p>It&#x27;s kind of depressing.