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De-anonymisation for one.

But more generally, if I’m the sort of person who would allow this I’d probably allow some other stupid permissions if they promised me something novel on the other side.

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Maybe try hiding your face below the camera and throwing your hands up in the sky so the camera only sees your hands then play/sing Metallica.

   [Chorus]
   Never cared for what they do
   Never cared for what they know
   But I know

   [Refrain]
   So close, no matter how far
   It couldn't be much more from the heart
   Forever trusting who we are
   And nothing else matters
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The general tendency among people is to go along with what's thrown to them, in a Symphony of Destruction, Megadeath

    [Refrain]
    You take a mortal man
    And put him in control
    Watch him become a God
    Watch people's heads a-roll

    A-roll
    A-roll

    [Chorus]
    Just like the Pied Piper
    Led rats through the streets
    We dance like marionettes
    Swaying to the symphony of destruction
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Well then be careful of US/UK spelling!
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Well they have your IP....and browser fingerprints....rough time of day if a window, direction, weather....products you bought....your age...possibly health issues that come up....essentially any information that can be used to schedule and stalk you...
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The funny air theremin site knows my health issues and products I bought?
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You are giving your face away, for one very obvious point.

Never give a random website access to your webcam. This is basic privacy 101.

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I'd love if the people who put a tape over their laptop webcam could answer this.
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I'd love if people stopped trying to pretend Snowden didn't happen.
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It's very comforting to think that somewhere deep within the NSA is a person whose job it is to watch my face while I poop.
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That's hilarious side by side with stories about cops abusing surveillance to stalk their ex, and women generally.

So you don't fear being victimised and don't plan to ever stand up for those who do. Not very unique, I'd say that's the primordial slime we all come from... but why stay in it?

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> So you don't fear being victimised and don't plan to ever stand up for those who do.

Is that so? Can you show me what it was, exactly, that lead you to this determination?

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Why, are you denying it?
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Never poop alone
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To me, a stranger gaining access to my webcam to secretly watch me isn't just an "attack vector"...
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I can potentially know if you're home or not and then rob the fuck out of you or kidnap your family members, for one.
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I’m home right now but I’ll let you know when I go out.
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Palmprint?
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