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Rollo

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4. Not technically possible in 1965...

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 8, 2017, 04:30 PM

Mar 2017

TV cameras back then were huge, and there was no way one could be hidden in a consumer set without the owner knowing about it.

Modern "smart" TV's and notebook computers with built-in cameras, yeah, technically it could be done. Solution: don't buy electronics with built in cameras, or cover the lens. Cell phones? Keep them in a case that blocks the camera (front and rear) until you're ready to broadcast. LOL.

But people who believed it could be done in '65 were probably wearing tinfoil hats as well.

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General Michael Hayden Says The CIA Is Not Spying On Us Through Our Televisions [View all] bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 OP

Back in the 1960's we had a family friend who was convinced that if you could look into the TV, Rollo Mar 2017 #1

I have the link, it was widely discussed ... the school that had kid's laptops RKP5637 Mar 2017 #2

It's possible bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #3

Not technically possible in 1965... Rollo Mar 2017 #4

The Soviets and Americans had bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #5

Sure, subminiature film cameras, not video cameras... Rollo Mar 2017 #6