• WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    100% it's fake scaremongering
    unless you're using extremely heavy duty tape or a hot glue gun or something, you cannot possibly do actual damage to a laptop by covering the camera

    (apparently there are cover things that can fuck your screen up, see comment below)

    • emizeko [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      the third-parties sell these little "web cam cover" stick-on things that are thick enough to cause a macbook air screen to crack if you slam the laptop shut or if it's under enough pressure

      • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        that strikes me as a "don't fucking slam your laptop shut" issue more than a "covering your camera" issue

        • emizeko [they/them]
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          1 year ago

          fair enough (although see edit about pressure), but Apple still has to deal with replacing AppleCare customers' cracked screens so they are putting out an advisory not to use anything thicker than a sheet of paper