I smear peanut butter over my webcam, but chunky peanut butter.

It’s more secure than smooth.

), and manywomen have seen their webcams hacked, with the situation often escalating into blackmail.

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That is so rude.

There’s essentially a camera pointed at your face at all times.

Not your shin, not your elbow, not your toes–your face.

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Be paranoid in style.

And we bought it.

Be paranoid in style.

Granted, I’m well aware that no one is interested in looking at me.

That was evident in high school.

Perhaps it’s more the principle.

Your webcam can bedisabled as well, and it’s often best to have an antivirus as backup.

And if you might, just venture to be really boring in front of it.

Feel free to feel silly when blocking your webcam, but be silly and safe.

Just don’t be surprised if one day hackers find a way to also poke it off.