FBI Director Says You Should Cover Your Webcam With Tape, by Matt Novak.

Do you cover your webcam with tape or a sticker? Mark Zuckerberg does. It’s used to guard against hackers who might want to peek at your or your environment through your devices. And now the FBI Director has come out defending his own use of tape on his devices. …

Comey went on to explain that it was common practice at the FBI and any government office to use physical covers over webcams.

If your computer or smartphone is connected to the web then it is possible for other people to be snooping around on it or in control of it. But if it’s not connected to the web then it is much less useful and far less interesting.

hat-tip Matthew