[gburdell3]

Brave words to say here on HN, but I completely agree. Seeing one of those webcam covers is a good indicator of who not to talk to if I want to avoid a lecture about why I may as well be handing my information to "the government" on a silver platter if I didn't write my own bootloader.

[jfrankamp]

This is silly to discuss who is 'worth it' as a target. The nets are cast wide and good malware will simply seek the vulnerable. Think of the hard drive encrypting ransomware. If they add illicit webcam pictures into the "PAY ME NOW" screen that's a massive advantage. Attempting to block sensors is simply least-privilege security stance applied to physical devices.