If you’re worked about hackers or people spying on you through your webcam, it may be time to pick up a webcam cover for your computer. According to the latest research, more and more people have had ...

Some experts see webcam covers as a final safeguard, while others don't see them as useful at all. (Photo: sorbetto via Getty Images) If you are paranoid about people seeing things they should not ...

We’ve all seen the movies or TV shows where some unfortunate sap was monitored through his laptop camera and then is blackmailed or worse. While it sounds far-fetched, covering the webcam on your ...

Webcams have opened video calls to anyone with a computer or smart device. But while it’s nice to be able to see whoever you’re talking to, webcams have also opened up another way for people to invade ...

If you use a webcam cover, you should remove it before closing your MacBook, according to a new advisory from Apple. The company warns that closing a MacBook, including the Air and Pro models, while ...

A Paris fashion designer, known for quirky clothing and accessories that catch eyes, uses scrap material to keep prying eyes from using webcams to spy. Arthur Lhermitte makes webcam covers from ...

One of the most unsettling revelations to come from Edward Snowden’s leak of classified documents is the National Security Agency’s (NSA) ability to hack into our webcams. The NSA is so sophisticated, ...

A new company called Striiiipes — yes that’s not a typo — launched leather webcam covers on Kickstarter earlier this month that have already exceeded their funding goal. Granted, that goal was only ...

With folks in parts of the U.S. beginning to go back into the office after working from home for months, Apple has an important reminder: Don’t close your laptop while using a webcam cover. While the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. But Apple’s recent move to tell users not to use camera covers to ...