Please turn on your cameras! Cameras are used for many reasons: teachers use them to see if students are focusing during class, friends use them to record good and bad pictures of each other⦠and hackers use them to hack. Wait, what? Yes, hacking has become very common, especially during the pandemic era, as people spend more and more time on technology.
This is because webcams can be taken over through malware, and become a peephole into your personal life. This problem is much more severe than it sounds β hackers can track what you are doing every day in your own home β without you even realizing. With the increase of people using their webcams daily, many students have become susceptible to camfecting, and thus, a breach of privacy.
Students at DIS are also becoming aware of the hacking syndrome happening around the world. I think that it has been very effective yet simple, and I feel much safer than before. As the pandemic continues to affect our lives, it is essential that we be aware of our surroundings and make sure to keep ourselves safe from the dark side of technology that continues to mold and shape itself to the changes that occur around us.
Wake up, drink coffee, go to school, bike home, and fall asleep. A typical schedule repeats itself for what feels like forever. Soon it all comes to an As an engaged student who loves to read and write, Alyssa has been in the journalism program since 7th grade, boasting 5 years of experience total, including 4 years as the editor-in-chief.
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