[blitzar]

> If your work environment requires you to cover the camera

Genuinely curious if this is a thing.

Between the 4 cameras in my phone and the CCTV everywhere, seems a bit of a little odd for the computer camera point directly at the operator to be the greatest concern and mandated to be covered.

Of course people arent just covering their camera, they are doing something to disable the audio capture as well right?

[richbell]

> seems a bit of a little odd for the computer camera point directly at the operator to be the greatest concern and mandated to be covered.

People who are working remotely, especially from home, are often in control of everything except their work laptop. The camera pointed right at you is poised to capture extremely private and intimate moments, because you don't _expect_ it to be on. But there's a precident of laptops owned by third-parties spying on their users.

It's especially problematic when those users are children. E.g. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/11/us-stu...

[blitzar]

> People who are working remotely, ... The camera pointed right at you is poised to capture extremely private and intimate moments

My private and intimate moments are had while my work laptop is off. The web filter blocks youtube, so I doubt private and intimate websites are allowed between zoom meetings.

[Kaze404]

A private and intimate moment could just be you hugging your son. It doesn't have to be porn. And while you may argue your coworkers seeing you hug your son isn't a big deal, the point is that it needs to be up to the user to decide.

[kube-system]

Some work environments prohibit cameras because they may capture sensitive information or activities. On business laptops, a “camera delete” option is often available for this reason.

[Manfred]

Not all security measures are logical or affective. They are compulsory though.