WASHINGTON » Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook does it. So does FBI Director James Comey. Should you? What they do is cover up their laptop webcams — sometimes with just a piece of opaque tape — blocking ...

Our 24/7 digital lives mean we’re increasingly sitting in front of a screen, whether that’s a laptop, a smartphone, or another device. That usually means we’re also sitting in front of a camera. Some ...

In 2009, when Susan Clements-Jeffrey purchased a used laptop from a student at the high school where she substitute taught, chances are she didn’t expect that the transaction would conclude with local ...

A hacker who used the notorious Blackshades RAT malware to hijack webcams on computers, and secretly watch people engaged in sexual activity, has avoided prison. Stefan Rigo, of Leeds in the United ...

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We tend to think using our PCs is the most harmless thing on the planet — that when we’re alone, it’s just ourselves and our thoughts for company. But the terrifying truth is that our PC’s webcam can ...

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Experts are warning home computer users about the importance of properly securing PCs, following news that a man allegedly used computer malware to prey upon young women has been charged in Canada.

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Last year I described how American comedian Jack Vale had demonstrated how careless Twitter and Instagram users were with their privacy, and duly freaked them out. Now he’s gone one step further. In a ...