I am aware of my phone and I do not allow it to listen in when I am having a private conversation. I will not allow myself to be too attached to my phone. I like it, and it is cool, but it is not an extension of me and I am not losing anything to leave it behind at home or sitting in the next room when I have something sensitive to talk about.
On my train commute to work, I started to notice more and more of this behavior on people's laptops. More often than not, people have a piece of masking tape or sticky note blocking their laptop camera. Are people just paranoid that the camera may suddenly start recording them or is it because they are camera-shy during video conferences? I personally do not block my camera on my laptop, but it has got me thinking about it. Should I be, but for what reason? Maybe I'm overthinking this, but I am curious as to why people do it and if you do, why? If for laptops, should they be covering up their phone cameras too? Looking forward to what you think. Thank you.
--Submitted by Karen A.

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