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FBI can secretly activate your webcam, without you being any the wiser – ex-official

Posted on December 8, 2013 by pogowasright.org

Oliver Darcy writes:

The FBI can secretly activate a computer’s webcam to spy on an individual without turning on the indicator light, a former official revealed to the Washington Post in an article published Friday.

According to the Washington Post’s account of what Marcus Thomas — former assistant director of the FBI’s Operational Technology Division in Quantico — said, “The FBI has been able to covertly activate a computer’s camera — without triggering the light that lets users know it is recording — for several years, and has used that technique mainly in terrorism cases or the most serious criminal investigations.”

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1 thought on “FBI can secretly activate your webcam, without you being any the wiser – ex-official”

  1. Anonymous says:
    December 8, 2013 at 9:25 am

    Reasons like this is why I’m glad I don`t use those stupid devices.

    Ditto for mobile phones with cameras.

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