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              Facebook Founder Takes Low-tech Approach to Security

   by VOA News

   While posing for a photo to mark 500 million Instagram users, Facebook
   founder Mark Zuckerberg inadvertently showed off a couple of security
   measures he takes.

   Upon close inspection, the photos reveal he has placed layers of tape
   over his computer's camera and microphone.

   ''

   This is a widely recommended move by security experts. Even the head of
   the FBI [1]does it.

   "This is basic security awareness and security appreciation," said
   online security expert Robert Siciliano in an interview with [2]ABC
   News. "Unfortunately there are many remote access Trojan viruses that
   can activate and enable a user's webcam without their knowledge. That
   same webcam can also pick up room ambient sounds."

   Zuckerberg was recently a victim of hackers, who breached his Twitter
   and Pinterest accounts.

   Facebook purchased the popular photo sharing service in 2012 for a
   reported price tag of $1 billion.
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References

   1. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/08/473548674/why-the-fbi-director-puts-tape-over-his-webcam
   2. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/mark-zuckerberg-puts-tape-webcam/story?id=40040340
   3. http://www.voanews.com/content/mht-facebook-founder-takes-low-tech-approach-to-security-tape/3387353.html