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Old 01-13-2021, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ROFF View Post
I’m not paranoid but I put tape over the camera and mic of my company iPad. I know for a fact they’ve been m
Company probably not.
1. Probably illegal (not just compay-gets-a-fine, but prison-time illegal).
2. They couldn't use any info acquired without your consent against you anyway.

That said you cannot *absolutely* rule at that some manager somewhere might be tempted to access audio just for some insight into what someone might be thinking. If I was running a high-level union meeting, I'd ban all company devices from the room... just to remove the temptation.


Random hackers are a more plausible threat. I do keep my cameras covered when I'm not using them. Probably worried more about unauthorized images of my kids than images of me.
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