Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 maanden geledenTIL that a high school in Pennsylvania issued an Apple MacBook to each of its 2,306 students, then remotely activated the webcams to spy on the students at home.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square146fedilinkarrow-up1853arrow-down16cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1847arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a high school in Pennsylvania issued an Apple MacBook to each of its 2,306 students, then remotely activated the webcams to spy on the students at home.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 maanden geledenmessage-square146fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareCO5MO ✨@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 maanden geledenDon’t forget the mic
minus-squareBlaster M@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 maanden geledenDELL laptops are neat in that they let you disable all these in the firmware.
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 maanden geledenEven neater if there is a hardware switch to enable/disable on the fly.
minus-squarehushable@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·3 maanden geledenit is best to switch to Linux so the webcam doesn’t work even if you wanted to (old joke I know)
minus-squareBlaster M@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 maanden geledenDell work laptops and all in ones have had a manual slide shutter for years.
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 maanden geledenBut not mic, the mic and camera should have physical ways to disable.
Don’t forget the mic
DELL laptops are neat in that they let you disable all these in the firmware.
Even neater if there is a hardware switch to enable/disable on the fly.
it is best to switch to Linux so the webcam doesn’t work even if you wanted to
(old joke I know)
Dell work laptops and all in ones have had a manual slide shutter for years.
But not mic, the mic and camera should have physical ways to disable.