Laptop webcam question

[Yamaha]

When did laptops start having webcams built into them? What year did that start? I don't remember seeing them till around 2007? But just curious? Especially on compaq laptops?

[megabyteme]

You know people can hack into them and watch you...

[anon]

You know people can hack into them and watch you...

I turned mine off via the Device Manager because of this. There is a LED that lights up when the camera is in use... but I don't trust it :ninja:

[Skiz]

When did laptops start having webcams built into them? What year did that start? I don't remember seeing them till around 2007? But just curious? Especially on compaq laptops?

2007 seems about right. I have my really old laptop still laying around - a Dell e1405, purchased in 2006 does not have one.

[Burton]

You know people can hack into them and watch you...

Seems like you've been watching a lot of conspiracy theories.

[anon]

Hi All,
I am the new member of board.
the laptop webcam are use mainly video sharing. A webcam is a video camera that feeds or streams its image in real time to or through a computer to computer network

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