Do you cover your webcam with tape or a sticker ? Mark Zuckerbergdoes . It ’s used to defend against hackers who might want to peek at your or your surroundings through your devices . And now the FBI Director has come out defending his own economic consumption of tapeline on hisdevices .
“ Do you still have a piece of tape over your tv camera at home ? ” the interviewer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies conference asked FBI Director James Comeyearlier today .
“ Heck yeah , heck yeah , ” Comey responded . “ And also , I get mocked for a fortune of thing … much mock for that … but I go for people operate their cable car [ … ] lock your door at night . I have an alarm system system . If you have an warning gadget organisation you should use it , I use mine . It ’s not crazy that the FBI Director cares about personal security measure as well . ”
“ I think mass ought to be taking personal duty for their own safety and security measures , ” Comey continued . “ So there are some sensitive thing you ought to be doing and that ’s one of them . ”
Comey went on to explain that it was coarse recitation at the FBI and any government office to practice forcible covers over webcams .
“ You go into any government billet , we all have our little camera things that sit on top of the screen , ” Director James Comey said . “ They all have a little lid that closes down on them . You do that so that people who do n’t have federal agency do n’t bet at you . I think that ’s a good thing . ”
The particular blade of tape measure advocate by the FBI could not be confirmed by press time .
[ The Hill ]
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