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This is an awesome utility. After watching a thriller movie about creeps hacking into cameras, I became extremely paranoid that my family could be going through the same thing without us even realizing it. We not only immediately bought antivirus softwares, but purchased these covers as well just for extra precaution. Definitely worth the price and is excellent for calming those paranoid nerves! Definitely feels, looks, and works better than sticking a post-it note or sticking electric tape onto your camera after each camera use! 10/10 recommend for everyone who views this product as you can never be too safe!

I had thought earlier that I got only three but in fact I received three packages with each one holding three.

Nice product, great price.

I don't like it, it's very small and it doesn't let a face recognition to work.

Work well when they are on, but they have a tendency to stop sticking and just fall off.

Great product!

I like to be in full control of what my laptop camera sees and these covers are a lot more versatile than tape (which is what I was using before). There are two parts to these covers. An oval-shaped part that has adhesive on one side, which you place around the camera and a magnetic circular part that snaps into the oval and then slides back and forth to easily cover or expose your camera lens.

They're a little tricky to get placed correctly (at least for me and my big hands). I didn't get my first one placed quite right, so the edge of the oval track was showing up in the camera's periphery when I used it. I had to pull it off and try another cover. The second time, I aimed better and my camera works fine without showing up in the video image.

I've been using one of these covers for about a month now, I think, and it seems to be holding up quite well. Because it is a magnet and not little plastic grooves in a track, I expect each sliding cover to last a long time.

The basic idea is simple: Cover your Webcam! Doesn't hurt and eliminates revealing moments when accidentally turning on the camera or somebody remotely accesses[1] it. You can use electric tape, masking tape, a post-it, or anything else that won't smear the lens with residue. A sliding cover sounds neat and effective. They look big on the photos, because they show a 3D rendering than the actual product. When I received them I was surprised how tiny they really are. They don't have to be large to cover the small camera on your tablet or notebook, but it makes it really hard to slide the cover. It reminds me of playing with kids and their toy figures. It comes with all this miniature stuff and makes me feel clumsy because my fingers are just too big (and there’s aren’t). You have to use your fingernail to catch it. The other issue: They are made terribly cheap. I didn't expect billet aluminum, but these feel like they are punched out of soda cans. The manufacturer of your device puts a lot of money into the looks and feel of their products. Humans have a very sensitive tactile perception and can feel micro-fine imperfections. You realize when you chipped your fingernail, and it feels like it got hit by a bomb when you touch it with your finger, but it’s actually just a tiny nick? That’s how this cam-cover feels. Slightly annoying on a notebook-screen, strange on a tablet, but for sure not something you want on your phone. Beside: On my notebook it touches the hand rest when closed [2]. I smeared some toothpaste on it to illustrate (see the photo). My opinion: Unless I find a better product, I keep using masking tape, but the blue for cars, that doesn’t leave residue and keeps sticky. Just cut a little square and one roll will last years. Will also work on the front camera and Smart TVs[3]. I put a link below. That’s three stars, because works with limitations because of the low quality.
+ privacy
+ easy to install
+strong adhesive
+ discrete depending on the color
- cheaply made
- tiny, barely covers the glass on some cameras
- rough edges
- slider doesn’t move easy, needs fingernails
- might leave scratches on notebooks with screen down

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Links
3M Blue Masking Tape: https://www.amazon.com/ScotchBlue-Painters-Multi-Use-94-Inch-60-Yard/dp/B00004Z4CP
Footnotes
[1] The Hill: ‘FBI director: Cover up your webcam’,
Julian Hattem 09/14/16
[2] Gizmodo: ‘Apple Warns Against Closing Your Laptop While Using a Webcam Cover’,