For example using privacy screen protectors or phone cases with a manual shutter over the camera.
- banazir ( @banazir@lemmy.ml ) 7•1 year ago
Sure. I try to disable or disconnect cameras and microphones when possible. My laptop’s camera has tape on it and on my PinePhone I’ve disabled the camera with a switch.
- Antimutt ( @Antimutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 7•1 year ago
Tape or card over front cameras. 🙈
- m-p{3} ( @mp3@lemmy.ca ) 6•1 year ago
Now that front cameras are embedded in the screen, that’s a bit annoying…
- ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
Solution (to me, at least): don’t buy such phones. They are ugly anyways.
- m-p{3} ( @mp3@lemmy.ca ) English1•1 year ago
They are becoming the norm though… I wish they’d come with a privacy slider built-in like on some laptops.
- hackris ( @hackris@lemmy.ml ) 7•1 year ago
I have disconnected the built-in camera and microphone on my laptop. If I want to have a conference call, I just plug in equivalent external devices.
- Lemongrab ( @Lemongrab@lemmy.one ) 5•1 year ago
Often overlooked and incredably imortant. Your security is as strong its weakest link.
- Cross_Rhythm ( @Cross_Rhythm@kbin.social ) 3•1 year ago
I have my power conditioner mounted under my desk with the switch easily accessible. When not in use, I routinely power that off. I don’t have WoL enabled, but it gives me peace of mind anyways knowing that I’m pretty close to airgapped at that point.
- Extras ( @Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today ) 3•1 year ago
Tape over my webcamera on my laptop is about all I do physically everything else I trust to software. My pixel cant have a privacy screen protector because of the fingerprint scanner in the screen sadly
- Xianshi ( @Xianshi@lemm.ee ) 2•1 year ago
Regularly delete stuff, you dont want your sd card popped out and accessed. The devices are encrypted but the sd card is not … At least my device doesn’t have that option. I also ensure I have backed up my 2FA codes if the phone is lost or stolen, you dont want to be locked out of your accounts. freeOTP+ allows you to export them.
I used to cover them camera with tape but I have to many signal video calls for that to be workable.