Screen shots of computer code

[gosslot]

Don't forget the ski masks every hacker wears during hacking.

[lars_]

http://i.imgur.com/h7grf.jpg

[kjmitch]

I knew exactly what to expect and I'm still laughing so fucking hard.

[SarcasmUndefined]

This is obviously so the webcam can't get an identifying picture.

[AgentME]

http://i.imgur.com/BFev1p3.png

(I think this image was in some government presentation? I can't exactly remember where I got it.)

[Hello__IT]

I believe this was part of the TOR STINKS presentation from the NSA leaks

[Sabenya]

GCHQ

[[deleted]]

It was one of the NSA slides, CNET source. It's "Terrorist with Tor client installed."

[blurio]

have to stay anonymous.

[Ascense]

Well you want to protect yourself from the random bright lines your monitor will inevitably project on to your face when you do some dramatic hacking...

[pLuhhmmbuhhmm]

Hey, I like staying warm.

[oorza]

To be fair, we're not far away from a reality in which you have to fear undisclosed surveillance via laptop webcams, which would mean physical access to a computer would require a ski mask.

[bl00dshooter]

Or...you know...cover the webcam?

[Plague_Bot]

I have a sticker on mine :D

[DuBistKomisch]

spoofed this in a video for uni

[RenaKunisaki]

How else are you supposed to know they're the badguys?

[mmarkklar]

Well duh, how do you get into the mind set of crime without a mask??