FBI Director James Comey uses tape to cover up his laptop webcam to ensure Privacy.
Hacker News
FBI Director James Comey uses tape to cover up his laptop webcam to ensure Privacy.
Yes, you heard it right. During the Q&A session at Kenyon College
last week, Comey said that he uses tape to cover his laptop webcam in
order to mitigate the danger of secret surveillance.
While giving a speech about encryption and privacy, Comey repeated his argument that "absolute privacy"
hampers the law enforcement and has never existed in America – until
now, when by default encryption offered by big tech giants created
boundaries where law enforcement can't enter, even with a court order.
This isn't the first time Comey made this kind of statement. Comey has
always suggested tech companies to adopt encryption techniques that help
federal agencies intercept end-to-end encrypted communications when necessary.
But after his speech, Comey said something that generated hilarity on social media:
"I saw something in the news, so I copied it. I put a piece of tape — I have obviously a laptop, personal laptop — I put a piece of tape over the camera. Because I saw somebody smarter than I am had a piece of tape over their camera," reported NPR.
Comey’s worry about webcams is reasonable, especially when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) itself has used malware to hack into webcams to spy on targets.
No comments:
Post a Comment