The Members Forum

Last week, I wrote about two simple ways to thwart Web spies. One of the methods prevents Web sites from activating your PC's built-in video camera and microphone without your permission.

In a comment posted in response to that article, a reader by the screen name of "BirdDog01" supplied a foolproof solution to the video portion of that equation: put a piece of duct tape over the camera lens. Aesthetics aside, that approach is about as simple and straightforward as they come.

A video has been making the rounds lately that shows crooks installing a card-skimming device and video camera at an ATM in the U.K. (Lifehacker provides a link to the video along with several ATM-safety tips.)

The video shows several ATM users shielding the keypad with one hand as they enter their personal identification number (PIN) with the other. I've been aware of this scam for some time and consider myself a prudent, suspicious ATM user, but I never thought to cover the keypad. D'oh!

Cnet has the details HERE!