If you’re worked about hackers or people spying on you through your webcam, it may be time to pick up a webcam cover for your computer. According to the latest research, more and more people have had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some experts see webcam covers as a final safeguard, while others don't see them as useful at all. (Photo: sorbetto via Getty ...

A strip of tape may be the simplest cybersecurity tool you'll ever use By Nicholas De Leon You’d be hard-pressed to find a laptop that doesn’t have a built-in webcam nowadays. While that makes it ...

Ages ago, coworkers asked why I covered my laptop’s webcam. Then they saw a video where a hacker used a remote access trojan (RAT) to spy on two people sleeping. They started taping over their webcam ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. If you’re worried about your MacBook’s webcam ...

If you're worried about privacy, a webcam cover could make sense. But it could also break your MacBook's screen, and built-in macOS and hardware features mean that you don't need one anyway. You've ...