How paranoid should I be? i have a bandaid over the camera and mic of my lap top. Is this crazy?

[JasperFrank]

Doing computer repair, lots of people got hacked. Had a pic of them doing something private, both visual and on the mics. And some one held ransom, so as not to become public. I can clear the machine, but I can't clear what the ransom person can do. That will always be out there and I can't help the customer on this. If it was child ****, then I would have reported them, but fortunately I never had to do that. People for some reason leave their machines on. Which can be turned on remotely to see and hear what they are doing. My known victims of this, are good people. What they are into, is none of my business as consenting adults. But I see that many people can have their entire life destroyed by Smart Tvs, laptops, and the new world of Internet connected servants like those presented by MS and Amazon that call home. I... and only opinion. Think all these things are tearing us apart. You don't want to be famous, and you don't want to be recognized, any more. And and all the social media will never let that go. Every thing, will be there, Forever.

 

[CalG]

Technology is the Solution!


What is the question?

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Doing computer repair, lots of people got hacked. Had a pic of them doing something private, both visual and on the mics. And some one held ransom, so as not to become public. I can clear the machine, but I can't clear what the ransom person can do. That will always be out there and I can't help the customer on this. If it was child ****, then I would have reported them, but fortunately I never had to do that. People for some reason leave their machines on. Which can be turned on remotely to see and hear what they are doing. My known victims of this, are good people. What they are into, is none of my business as consenting adults. But I see that many people can have their entire life destroyed by Smart Tvs, laptops, and the new world of Internet connected servants like those presented by MS and Amazon that call home. I... and only opinion. Think all these things are tearing us apart. You don't want to be famous, and you don't want to be recognized, any more. And and all the social media will never let that go. Every thing, will be there, Forever.

Onliest things I have is radio's so old they have tuning dials on them. I put my phone in a foil bag. That's it. No tv and such.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

I know phone microphones are always on. I was having a joking conversation with my brother about paving the 1 mile of driveway and private road we need to access this house. None of my computers (except my laptop which is always off) have a camera or microphone. A few days later I start receiving emails about paving contractors and getting estimates etc. No way is that just coincidence.

 

[4570Man]

I know phone microphones are always on. I was having a joking conversation with my brother about paving the 1 mile of driveway and private road we need to access this house. None of my computers (except my laptop which is always off) have a camera or microphone. A few days later I start receiving emails about paving contractors and getting estimates etc. No way is that just coincidence.

I have that happen all the time. Just today my mom was asking about the cost to encapsulate a craw space. 10 minutes later and I was seeing adds for craw space conditioning. A while back one on my buddies was telling me about a c sert insert he was using at work which is basically an extreme duty helicoil. The next day I was seeing adds for them. With something that rare and specialized there was zero chance it was coincidence.

 

[CalG]

I brought up the idea that we were under constant surveillance with my wife.

She started laughing, then I started laughing, then SIRI started laughing.........

That's when the fire arms came out

;-)

 

[lman]

I was talking to my wife about needing some extra cash to go out to eat and my printer started printing currency. I always wondered how the Federal govt. did it.
And then I woke up.

 

[RoyJackson]

You guys ever read or heard of George Orwell's book "1984"

 

[Hay Dude]

I covered the camera on my iPad. I went to cover the camera on my new notebook and it actually gives a warning “Camera inoperable”
This stuff gettin creepy boys.

 

[riptides]

Onliest things I have is radio's so old they have tuning dials on them. I put my phone in a foil bag. That's it. No tv and such.

And yet your on the internet.

LMAO.