You can turn on the camera on your Windows computer immediately using the built-in Camera app, or another app that uses it.

Some experts see webcam covers as a final safeguard, while others don't see them as useful at all. (Photo: sorbetto via Getty Images) If you are paranoid about people seeing things they should not ...

Digital cameras are nothing without a computer. You can snap all the shots you want, but unless you can connect the camera to your laptop to transfer the photos, you won't be able to share your ...

If you have anything to hide from the internet at large — including your naked body — you might want to cover up your laptop camera. As hacking scandals and sextortion schemes show up more and more ...

If your computer shipped with an installed webcam, the camera should be operational when you first boot your machine. However, if you have installed an external webcam to your computer, the machine ...

“Is it actually sensible to cover your webcam when not in use?” she asked fellow Mumsnet users Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a ...

I admit it: I put tape over my computer's webcam. This is a paranoid thing to do. That said, I spend so much time in front of my computer that if a hacker managed to infiltrate my webcam and record ...