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Alexander Engelhardt
Asked: 2010-10-31 01:53:03 +0800 CST

Security of my built-in webcam and microphone

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Is there a way to control if your microphone and webcam is on? Or an easy way to securely disable it while you don't need it?

I have a webcam and microphone built in to my notebook, which I never really need. I'm just curious if programs or websites can easily access them.

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    I think the only common plugin that can access your webcam or microphone is Flash, and you can configure it to not allow that.

    And if you know what driver (kernel module) your webcam uses, you can blacklist that module.

    But maybe a more realistic option is to use a browser plugin like NoScript, that allows you to disable plugins like flash for all sites except those you approve of.

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