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>>molecu+(OP)
I don't really understand the webcam paranoia. If my computer is completely compromised, somebody watching my face is the least of my worries.

>>comboy+41
The first Apple iSight cameras, back in the days of Firewire, had this nifty mechanical iris that covered the lens. A twist of the bezel ring and it opened, another and it closed.

Granted, just that feature was 6 times the volume of a modern webcam and probably three times the cost, but it did perfectly address people's discomfort with the eye staring at them.

For some reason, the ear listening to them doesn't seem to evoke the same reaction. I don't know anyone that tries to deafen their microphone.

>>jws+L2
And then there's the accelerometer ;)