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Zuckerberg: ♪ You've got a friend in me ♫
PhysicistHere
He's also a person of interest - ceo of one of the biggest companies in the world. I'm relying on privacy by unimportance
fireaza
To be fair, there's a LOT more people who want to hack Zuck's PC, compared to Bubba in Butt-fuck Nowhere.
SherMattLockSmith
People, he is not worried about what his company is doing, he is a high stakes target, he is worried about nation states spying on him.
digitalist1
I've always wanted to do this for my phone. It sees so many private situations
FractalChainsaw
AndrewActionJackson
I don't think there is any chance that's actually his desk or computer. I really doubt his desk is in the middle of an open office.
AndrewS816
The Doc he's working says "...we'll continue to lie to Congress about what we do so we can keep getting rich while destroying the world."
Agentsugarlumps
While there's validity to this, I also thing he talks about significantly more important things than I do with much bigger consequences.
ItsActuallyDavidNow
Also, people want to spy on Zuckerberg, they don’t give a shit about you.
DavidBrooker
They give *proportionally less* of a shit about you, but it ain't zero, because your marginal value is lower, but so is your marginal 1/2
DavidBrooker
cost. Stolen credit card numbers sell at a bulk rate of $1, meaning the on average it takes no more than 8 minutes to steal. 2/2
DavidBrooker
(This assumes an opportunity cost of the US minimum wage: if it takes over 8 min to steal a credit card its more profitable to flip burgers)
jz784
People still use Facebook?
piattish
He's just being cybersecurity conscious. Why aren't you?
spitfires2000
No worries, they'll get him trough his phone.
Rapt0rman
Definitely know someone who taped over their laptop camera but then stares into their iPhone camera all day
RedHedZed
With the money and resources at his disposal, you'd think that he'd just put together a computer that doesn't have a camera or microphone
DarkZalgo
Or just a laptop with a physical kill switch for mic and camera.
kastewbeef
Ghostlogicz
Mark zuckerbergs also a fabulously wealthy individual ppl would care to spy on , not an avg joe using their laptop to rub one out before bed
Ghostlogicz
Sure if you think someone’s going to put in the effort and you actually have something ppl want but 99% of ppl don’t need to do it
ThePartyLeader
President Drives in a bulletproof car. You better get on that.
DianNaoChong
The fbi recommends everyone do this. They are not secure.
Fatbird
My webcam is blocked because if I'm in a meeting I don't want people to see me eating a whole rotisserie chicken unaware that my cam is on.
devilzadvoc8
Also he is not really your friend on facebook.
fukuiwontdowhatutellme
What? You've ruined my day, Ma'am/Sir.
IdMessWithTexas
I don’t think he ever was
illconnect
Nope that was just Tom on MySpace, that’s all he wanted...
uplookdont
I miss Tom
4Astaroth
He's no Tom. Tom was the best.
madmattz
Hes not?!
hogeyegrex
Or in any other way.
IwentLookingForWhatTheBiggestIdiotHasToSayAndHereYouAre
I thought that was whatshisface from myspace. I haven't been on either in about 5 years.
jaymclennan
What? He doesn't care about my memories?
kantaloupe
But Tom from MySpace is.
IdMessWithTexas
Hell yeah, Tom! My first and only friend! At least I still have you, Tom... :,D
madmattz
Tom is bestie <3
pip1
Is Tom on Facebook?
DevonGronka
Tom was a much better friend than Zuckerberg ever was.
rando84
Why computer manufacturers still leave an uncovered camera as the default in 2021 is bordering on negligence—a sliding cover would be a (1
nullundefined
Turning off by hardware switch is better. Lenovo overs a cover. But even than your anyway - hacked! Surveillance with microphone is worse.
nullundefined
And finally - your Smartphone has a better camera, at minimum two, microphone(s) and is always with you. Even in office, bedroom and toilet.
nullundefined
A sticker on your laptop camera only means - you don’t trust your operating system and should have formatted the disk ;)
rando84
I think we’re going to view current laptops & smartphones in the future the same way we view 1950s cars without seatbelts or airbags now—(1
rando84
lots of unnecessary consumer risk that can be mitigated at low cost. A default camera cover is only one example. The privacy backlash (2
rando84
trivial expense & a major security improvement for consumers. (2
poeticdensity
Same
sneerglaw
Guys is that even his computer? I would have thought he had a corner office
mugman1
no it isn't, he was visiting the office when they bought Instagram
Brainchow
High profile targets are more likely to be surveyed. Not really a surprise lol
r8xc9ey5522718
And doesn’t use his real name
Canofminus
This, his real name is S/N: 0492 A080 B032-2
Problemwoodchuck
He could just walk down the hallway and tell Facebook to stop spying on him
RustyNeX
he knows just how much information facebook sucks up and it scares him
lupender
or zucks up info
scoobar
Can you actually scare a robot?
DavidBrooker
You and I average joes have our data mined for profit, but its not targeted, its a dragnet. No individual hacker is targeting you 1/2
DavidBrooker
specifically. But people like Zuckerberg are different. Not only are they targeting specifically, but targeted by *nation states*. 2/3
DavidBrooker
If you think protecting yourself from a dragnet is tough, that's nothing compared to an entire platoon of Russian hackers with state 3/4
DavidBrooker
backing, targeting you specifically, working full time, week after week, year after year, indefinitely. 4/4
Infreani
Damn...never thought of that
DavidBrooker
(And I do mean a platoon: in Russia, China, et al., these groups are usually military units, whereas in the West they're normally civilian)
JeffwiththeNukes
He's a billionaire CEO. He is worth hacking... we are not
KyleZombie
Maybe you're not worth hacking but some of us have a personal net worth.
Xedi22
We are worth hacking in bulk... Heck, even schools have been caught 24/7 spying on kids in their rooms via issued devices.
TakeTheStairs
thats not "hacking" though, thats just ethically-debatable surveilance
Xedi22
I suppose my two comments were unrelated. The bulk hacking/spying is for scams and ads and such.
TakeTheStairs
oops, my bad. its easy for the subject to change quickly in replies.
rollerskateorgies
Source?
Xedi22
One example: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_v._Lower_Merion_School_District
Steps1000
Disgusting.
ProfessionalArceus
He's someone worth putting effort into hacking, you know, on account of how he's stupid rich. Unlike you or me, who statistically are not.
ENCHANTMEN
Not by a targeted hack, no, but a lot of hacks rely on casting a wide net to get lucky here and there.
PrincePiggo
I'm not stupid rich but I'm halfway there.
anonbanannon
Came back to upvote after this registered... guess I’m halfway there too.
PrincePiggo
Frankmate
There’s plenty of reasons to hack common people
vash77
Have these people not watched that episode of black mirror?
ThatDarnLobster
I do that to my camera. I also use a desk phone. Less about security, more about control. I don’t want to fiddle with each apps defaults.
BigTittyJesus
This is my argument for most of the people in my life who do this. Like why tf does someone want my info?
KafkasKarma
You're statistically right
AsAnItalianItsDifficultTalkingOnTheWebCauseIcantUseMyHands
This.
HoleyNutSack
Hey hey hey. I’m stupid too
CarrotNose
Yes you are my dear Holy Nut Sack, yes you are =)
attofreak
WASSSSUUUUPPPP!
tremblesosoftly
Waaaazzzuuuppp
WellIsThisTaken
My apartment is not worth stealing from. I still lock my door.
Snuggelapolous
The house i grew up in and the house i live in now doesn't have locks. Its a nice to live in a place without fear.
WellIsThisTaken
I also sometimes check ingredients for a severe allergy. Precautions are precautions. 'fear' seems like a loaded term, though.
fudgycurmudgeon
I don’t.
thatmugthatsyourfavourite
I'm assuming hacking takes a lot more skill and effort than a B&E
WellIsThisTaken
Not if you haven't updated. Outdated malware works on old systems. Besides, economy of scale. Can't B&E into millions of places at once.
rando84
If it’s anything like 90s hacker movies, I’d agree. Fast-typing, picking edgy costumes & dropping one liners is a lot to keep track of.
rando84
If you live in a developed economy and have a bank account, you are worth it.
Elroydb
No not really, not with what the effort involved in compromising a system to the point it can be monetized
Chandraven
So most Americans are safe then.
rando84
As with ransomware, the idea would be to hack first and then hold data hostage. Hackers aren’t running credit reports beforehand.
Vamp13
yea? what are they gonna do once they hack me? pay off my maxed out credit cards to use them?
rando84
With webcam hacks the goal would be an extortion demand. Even poor people can be extorted.
Vamp13
hckr:i tell every1 u like hentai. ME, some1 that starts all conversations with "as a huge lolicon fan"
LinkGoesHIYAAA
Yeah. I’ve seen this posted before as if it’s a cautionary tale. It’s not. Imagine being the person who hacks Zuck’s computer. What a point>
LinkGoesHIYAAA
> of pride that’d be for a hacker. I’ve heard before that one of the most hacked people on earth is the CEO of Mcafee.
DemonicShoe
I imagine that's mostly greyhats, they will do anything for the hell of it, moral or not
LinkGoesHIYAAA
Exactly. They just fukn around for funsies.
DavidBrooker
People like Zuckerberg is targeted by Advanced Persistent Threats: nation-state backed hacking groups. The person who hacks Zuckerberg 1/2
DavidBrooker
wont be (or, likely, wasn't) a person, but a group of people whose full time, salaried jobs, with benefits, is hacking Zuckerberg. 2/2
derwulf
Someone works in or has had their cybersecurity training.
ipointoutrepeats
Or maybe that Lifelock guy who gave out his ssn daring people to steal his identity. I guess it’s not hacking if someone gives you the info.
YuffieK
Pretty sure taping over the microphone doesn't work
sunyudai
It muffles it a bit. Enough that background conversations get difficult to parse.
GoldenBran
Is that just the hole for the headphone jack?
rollerskateorgies
Lol yes, these people are all doofuses.
ShiverMeeTimberz
If you dip your laptop in water it muffles the microphone and blurs the camera.
fullblownSatan
https://josephhall.org/nqb2/index.php/mic_strokes
JellyNips
Unplug it internally. No power=no mic. That's what I did with my webcam
thesleeve3d
Do we need to put the mic in a tungsten sphere and throw it in a volcano?
ShiftingPattern
Dry cotton ball under the tape, shoved in the hole. Comes out with the tape.
hwatL4bloopy
It definitely makes it a buzzy mess and muffles it significantly
thatlooksinfected
A blob of blu-tac seems to work pretty well
devilzadvoc8
Muffles enough
SherMattLockSmith
Doesn't muffle enough. You can cover the microphone and ask siri a question, it sends the audio to be processed on the server farm to (1)
SherMattLockSmith
(2) Figure out what question was asked, and siri will respond. It may take supercomputers to un-muffle it, but it can be done.
YuffieK
Tape a cottonball over it.
ctotheg2
Just tape your balls over it
DiscoTurtle87
Instructions unclear, I think my mackbook is now pregnant.
Macewindow
Perganant
ActuallyACateArmyOfficialDoNotWhistleAboutIt
I'm by no means an expert on mid 2010's Macbooks, but I'm pretty sure the microphone wasn't placed there. The port, yes, but not the mic.
Conz
Pretty sure it doesn't either. Same as holding your hand over the mouth piece of a phone.
rationalizerFI
Except there's no microphone just a headphone jack on the computer.
ReleaseTheBeeees
Weirdly taping tight over the microphone doesn't muffle, but loose tape does. Found that out by accident
drunkenm
Think guitar string, a tight string vibrates strongly and transmits sound, a very loose string uses that energy to move rather than vibrate.
MidasTheAlchemist
Something about surface area and how soundwaves bouncing.
hakunamatatamotherfucker
There are flaws in system that can turn the speakers into listening device .. so all of it kinda useless if someone really wants to listen.
n1c3cleantoilet
But then again we carry a listening device on us 24/7
Kingsdotter
Do you have a source for that?
hakunamatatamotherfucker
https://hackaday.com/2016/12/18/eavesdropping-via-headphones/ one of the articles and study.
hakunamatatamotherfucker
Why the question though? A tech at least knows how many ways there are to invade privacy. If someone needs to do it, they will. 1/2
hakunamatatamotherfucker
Same applies to any internet connected device. If you are worth tracking and monitoring, they will. It's the harsh truth about technology
Kingsdotter
I ask because you are wrong. The article discuss headphones with a combined jack, not the onboard mic. I am a tech, btw.
hakunamatatamotherfucker
Same here. Sys admin plus electronics skills. The sound card chips have internal flips and the class d amps are not all that great.
Rrrrgrr
Use mounting tape. It's thicker.
ProfaneSanction
Do masks prevent infection?
ProfaneSanction
...And I always wondered, do shoes prevent foot injury?
kagwapuhan
Putting a dildo in your butthole will prevent someone sticking their dock in their so you don’t turn gay too
ProfaneSanction
Thanks I was afraid to ask lmao
bernieholt
If they make one large enough to fit your mum, I don't see why not
ibbadgers
I mean, yes. Scientifically, provenly, yes.
kamosey
Plug in headphones and cut the wires maybe?
cherypi
Yeah just plug up the data with a stopper
dar6243000
No don’t do that
xenocrisis0153
Bad idea! It'll shoot sparks all over your desk and some of your wifi may leak out if you cut it too much. /s
dekket
Haha
dekket
Won't work. It's software controlled. If your machine is hacked, that little function would be disabled too.
WickedSludge
Possibly. Some audio devices, especially older ones, had a mechanical switch that was activated by the plug when inserted.
SupermassiveZebra
Just open it up and break/remove the microphone module. The only way to be sure it can't be hacked is to not have it.
dekket
Haha yea and I could block every incoming connection to my servers too. They'd be secure - but useless.
SupermassiveZebra
At least after breaking your on-board microphone you can plug in an external one when you need it. It's... Not the same kind of security. :P
IOnceFarted
True. Only thing that'd help would be to scream constantly while in it's vicinity. Or just talk so cringy shit nobody want's to listen
GhostofBillyMays
UwU
GiantAsteroid2021
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
nomorestarsinthesky
Just start dramatically reading 'My Immortal'
NinjaGrizzlyBear
I'm sure there's an NSA analyst somewhere that's into kinky shit
tzk132
Or just stop talking.
BichesLoveMy120mmSabotPracticeRound
If X-Files has taught me something is that you play music while talking
GhostofCharlieKirk
And smoke a cig
ThankYouForYourTime
I learned this when pretended I was an actress playing a spy in a film that took place during WWII.
TheIronPenguin
Fill it with cheese. My mom accidentally did that on her phone. Couldn't hear what she said.
captainmoonlite
I did the same with Oreo filling. Worked like a charm.
CrypticalEnvelopement
twinkybelle
Yeah my mom had a shit ton of crumbs on her phone. The microphone was... crumbed. Got a toothpick to clean it and voila!
imbetterwithfaces
The sound was crumby?
twinkybelle
She sounded super muffled and far away. When I inspected her phone, I laughed my ass off to find the hole was filled with random ass crumbs.
DiscountOneLiners
ChonkyChungus69
I SAID DO YOU WANT SOME RIP-ITS FROM THE BX?
DoctorTurkTurkleton
Works on speakers too. Dripped queso in the speaker on my Gameboy advance when I was a kid and it fucked the speaker up real good
CleverClavicleCleaver
You forgot to preface this with LIFE HACK!
Photeus
Protip.
tephlonb12
I will not waste cheese in such a fashion. There are other choices for packing material.
Flabort
Ask an optometrist for some "face cheese" for packing materials.
tephlonb12
Someone is almost guaranteed to have a collection. But would they part with it?
UrinalCarrier
Knew a guy with a phone with a broken microphone. Sometimes he called you, so you had to guess and remember what info he needed to know
Gnoll
I had a drunk friend squeeze half a chicken nugget into my phone once. Accidents happen...
ChampyPants
A friends phone wasn’t charging and took it to Apple. They had to clean a mysterious white powder out of the port.
DooksandPooks
put baloney in the disc tray, keep a secret snack for later.
jeremizzle
Solid advice. These normies just don't understand
knotch2
Mom - Honey people say they can't hear me, oh this started after I confused my phone with my breakfast bagel, yeah I applied a heafty amount of cream cheese on my phone, took a bit and was like oh wait this isn't my bagel!
DanniLuxgarbe
I have questions.
Ryanator50
margaritas and queso dip.
Maskedfordeath
I don't have answers.
Amerothh
Parmesan
ThatDarnLobster
Is the cheese ok?
cheeseguy3412
As a Cheeseguy, I can confirm that cheese is ok in most situations. Its good for blocking sound in general.
IrTeknician
Following you for more critical cheese related updates.
ThatDarnLobster
Cheese sticks make excellent earplugs. Tasty snack too.
IAmTheKingOfCheese
Less questions more getting back to work minion!