{"id":54502,"date":"2016-09-20T15:14:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T15:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=54502"},"modified":"2016-09-23T12:32:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T12:32:11","slug":"fbi-director-encourages-cover-webcams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/fbi-director-encourages-cover-webcams\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Encourages PC Users To Cover Their Webcams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>FBI Director covers his webcam, and he wants you to too&#8230;<!--more--><\/h3>\n<p>FBI Director, James Comey, encourages PC users to be proactive and cover their webcams.\u00a0 This simple solution creates an additional layer of security.\u00a0 This quick fix won&#8217;t stop cyber criminals from hacking your webcam.\u00a0 This is merely a preventative measure to stop hackers from gaining visibility to whatever they may see from a webcam view.\u00a0 Which, could be a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Realistically, if a 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