FBI Director Admits: 'I Cover My Webcam With Tape'

#OHTHEIRONY

FBI Director James Comey speaks to students at Kenyon College when he admits that he covers his laptop camera with tape, just like any NSA-FBI-fearing citizen should -- an admission that has generated ridicule on social media. The FBI routinely utilizes covert webcam malware against American citizens, and he thinks it's a joke -- just another humorous anecdote to tell students to minimize the illegal spying that now occurs under his watch at the FBI.

"I saw someone doing this so I copied them. I put a piece of tape over the camera of my personal laptop, because I saw somebody smarter than I was with a piece of tape over their camera."

The FBI argues it should be able to hack your webcam with a warrant, while the FBI director covers his own to thwart surveillance. America.

— Christopher Soghoian (@csoghoian) April 7, 2016

Director of agency that deploys covert webcam malware against Americans protects himself from webcam malware. https://t.co/wL8l2b2OEF

— Christopher Soghoian (@csoghoian) April 7, 2016

Comey admits he puts a piece of tape over the webcam lens on his laptop #KenyonCSAD

— The Kenyon Collegian (@KenyonCollegian) April 7, 2016

Comments

[DailyBail]

#OhTheIrony

[john]

If you must watch porn at work, at least close the blinds

http://www.dailydot.com/lol/caught-watching-porn-at-work-twitter/

You peek to see if anyone's nearby at the office. No one's there. You think it's safe to check out some porn.

You're wrong.

One man thought he could take a look at a random tube site from the solitary comfort of his cubicle. However, he didn't bank on an entire office full of people watching him through the window—and tweeting pictures. James P, a.k.a. @PenguinShepherd, tweeted a photo of the not-so-secret porn-lover, noting that the mystery man has being "doing it for ages."

James, of Brisbane, Australia, picked up more than 2,000 retweets for the image. Fortunately, for the porn fan, James opted not to geotag the photo, so at least the privacy-dodging gent is a little less likely to be found out by his boss. He can probably be thankful that James didn't use his fancy-pants high-resolution DSLR camera either.

His efforts clearly didn't go unnoticed, and as the day wound down, he eventually realized that the office across the street had been peeking in on this Peeping Tom.

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[Cheyenne]

Comey... Comey... where have I seen that name before? Oh, yeah, that's right. He was on the board of directors for the admitted money launderer of choice for Mexican drug dealers, HSBC:

http://www.hsbc.com/news-and-insight/2013/former-us-deputy-attorney-general-joins-hsbc-board

Immediately thereafter he became the head of the FBI, where his first order of business was to dispense with any pretense that the FBI enforces the law, eliminating "law enforcement" from the FBI's seal and replacing it with the hopelessly vague mission of "national security."

http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/01/05/fbi-drops-law-enforcement-as-primary-mission/

The change was needed so the seal wouldn't make a total mockery of the new and improved Big Jim. You see, in Comey's Senate testimony to become Deputy AG under Bush, he stressed that criminally prosecuting and jailing white collar criminals was critical. Seems the millions he raked in from stints at Bridgewater, Lockheed, and HSBC changed that view about 180 degrees.

The new seal reflects the FBI's true role as the private dicks of criminally elite global bankers.

[DailyBail]

I was not aware of Comey's stint on the HSBC board. This shit never ends.

[DailyBail]

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[L Garou]

Wow! Did the FBI Director think that up all by himself?!
He should get a medal for such incredibly intelligent awareness.
Who ever would have thought of that?
The old put some tape over the lens, trick.. Brilliant!

Heeeey, maybe that will work on the "check engine " light. Brilliant!

[skinflint]

This is where I learned about James Comey. Everyone has a sell out point. Everyone.

[john]

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