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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2017 · 4 MIN

Stupid Design--The Needlessly Useless Webcam Activity Light

from Technology Connections · host fret

We\'ve been told that our laptops can watch us without our knowledge. That little indicator light? Worthless. Hackers can get around that. But why? There\'s a simple way to make sure this is impossible, which is explored in this, the very first episode, of Stupid Design. If you like videos like this, or videos exploring other facets of technology, hit the thumbs up, and subscribe! I\'m doing my best to keep videos like this coming your way! And, the audio credit for the one tiny clip of a spooky song used to suggest ever so discretely that the comparison of microwave to camera was in fact a jab at Kellyanne Conway: In the Past by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/304/in-the-past Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org

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