FBI Director James Comey gave a lecture at Ohio's Kenyon College last week. Issue; The well-known and oft-said: There is no "absolute protection της ιδιωτικής ζωής” καθώς η encryption by default it creates spaces that law enforcement cannot access, even with a court order. (for the world to hear)
Comey has given this kind of lecture many times in the past, stressing that encryption in everyday products upsets the balance between better safetyand the protection of privacy.
The interesting point came during the questions and answers with the students after James Comey's speech. The FBI director said something unexpected that caught the attention of privacy protection activists.
Comey in a fit of candor said he has placed a “comeye film” over the camera on his personal laptop.
Comey admits he puts a piece of tape over the webcam lens on his laptop #KenyonCSAD
- The Kenyon Collegian (@KenyonCollegian) April 7, 2016
It's probably a very good idea for a high profile, like Comey, as spies and hackers try to break such bills and systems at every opportunity.
How; The most popular way today is with malware called Remote Access Trojan (RAT) or Trojan Remote Access. The trojan can remotely take over your computer, record your conversations, or even turn on your camera.
RATs are ideal for espionage, and possibly the FBI uses similar malicious to infect computer suspects in criminal investigations.
The public acceptance of Comey using a movie above his camera caught the attention of an activist who immediately spotted the irony of his FBI director's statement.
Christopher Soghoian, a senior technologist and policy analyst at the ACLU, immediately began his sarcastic tweets about Comey stating that "patriots don't cover the cameras their."
https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/718164077462335488
The inadvertent admission of fear from Comey reflects the emotion of every internet user who worries about protecting his privacy.
The moment you hide your movie camera you do not think if the hacker is a government employee or a kiddie script, but you think about safeguarding your space and protecting your privacy.
Obviously, however, that applies to Mr James Comey can not apply to all of us. Do you tell us to ban and buy tesafilm?