Advice Request "Device Census"

[Venustus]

Is anyone else getting an alert from Kaspersky "Device Census is using your webcam"

All I could find is this:
What is Device Census?

 

[Bleak]

Personally, no matter if it's MS process to check whatever, disable the camera driver the time you're not using it.

 

[Venustus]

Thanks!But I can't understand why this process needs camera access!

 

[Bleak]

Thanks!But I can't understand why this process needs camera access!

Well, from the link you provided MSpy reply is they need it for 'targeting builds' with that list it doesn't make any sense at all what the webcam access will do to help with that.

That "etc" in their reply looks very suspicious, weird and unprofessional.

Windows 10 hands down the best spy tool available in the market to this date.

 

[Venustus]

Well, from the link you provided MSpy reply is they need it for 'targeting builds' with that list it doesn't make any sense at all what the webcam access will do to help with that.

That "etc" in their reply looks very suspicious, weird and unprofessional.

Windows 10 hands down the best spy tool available in the market to this date.

No surprises I guess!!

 

[lowdetection]

Camera is disabled, by admin.

 

[Weebarra]

Nope, i'm not getting that but my camera is disabled to everything, it only took me about 20 minutes to find out where to look to see where that is , i really should try to understand what's on my pc, shouldn't i ............ in fact don't answer because i already know i should

 

[Bleak]

Nope, i'm not getting that but my camera is disabled to everything, it only took me about 20 minutes to find out where to look to see where that is , i really should try to understand what's on my pc, shouldn't i ............ in fact don't answer because i already know i should

You could've asked here and we could you help you quickly. You should also disable your microphone; by searching in start menu for "Sound" then in Recording tab disable the activated one, you can then re enable when in need to.

 

[Weebarra]

You could've asked here and we could you help you quickly. You should also disable your microphone; by searching in start menu for "Sound" then in Recording tab disable the activated one, you can then re enable when in need to.

I know i could @Bleak my friend but i always feel so stupid and uninformed so rarely ask questions in case people get pissed off trying to help me, i just read other peoples in the hope that they will help me in some small way. Good news is, my mic is already disabled (i must have read it on here one day, lol)

 

[Venustus]

This is one of the many reasons why Kaspersky is such a good piece of software

 

[mlnevese]

This is one of the many reasons why Kaspersky is such a good piece of software

It saves me all the trouble of disabling and enabling camera and microphone whenever I want to use skype...

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Another service to "improve your experience". Better disable it. Also, is there a free program to disable/enable webcam and microphone with ease? Don't want to go to devices and all that?

 

[SHvFl]

I have it firewalled so it can access whatever it wishes.

 

[mlnevese]

@Deletedmessiah

For webcam:WebCam On-Off v1.2

 

[Weebarra]

Another service to "improve your experience". Better disable it. Also, is there a free program to disable/enable webcam and microphone with ease? Don't want to go to devices and all that?

Not that i know of, it was easy enough to disable the microphone (or else i wouldn't have been able to do it) but then again, i have no need to enable them again so that method might be a pain in the bum for you if you use them or you could switch to Kaspersky simple, one click.

 

[Venustus]

I guess MS needs to use my cam to verify what I look like and what updates I should receive!!!

 

[mlnevese]

I guess MS needs to use my cam to verify what I look like and what updates I should receive!!!

They just want to see your reaction when an Windows update breaks something... stress relief is important for programmers, you know

 

[SHvFl]

I guess MS needs to use my cam to verify what I look like and what updates I should receive!!!

If that was the case they would probably block you and stop monitoring the camera. Doubt they actually saw you. Point it on you to deter them.

100% works. Tried it with me.

 

[Venustus]

If that was the case they would probably block you and stop monitoring the camera. Doubt they actually saw you. Point it on you to deter them.

100% works. Tried it with me.

They just want to see your reaction when an Windows update breaks something... stress relief is important for programmers, you know

 

[Deletedmessiah]

@Deletedmessiah

For webcam:WebCam On-Off v1.2

Thanks!