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[-] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 34 points 1 day ago

Not an uncommon practice, been sold all over the place for a while

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

We got those for work, but then they changed our laptops to ones that have thin bessles and now they don't fit.....

Multi billion dollar company, doesn't bother to test their physical security on new devices.....

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 19 hours ago

Those are notorious for breaking the screens of laptops, so really for the best to never use them.

Most business laptops have integrated webcam covers now.

[-] artifex@piefed.zip 11 points 1 day ago

I’ve had the same tiny strip of electrical tape covering the camera on my MacBook for 3 or 4 years now.

[-] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

On Windows, uninstalling the webcam driver also works.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago

Would you trust windows to not automatically reinstall it at the next windows ~~downgrade~~ update

[-] Zwiebel@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago

*Virus fixes your broken drivers*

this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2026

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