For me it’s the paranoia surrounding webcams. People outright refuse to own one and I understand, until they go on and on about how they’re being spied. Here’s the secret - unplug the damn thing when you think you won’t use it or haven’t used it in a while.
They, whoever it is, can’t really spy on you on something that’s already off and unplugged!
That assumes you can unplug it. Most devices I own have the camera built right into the device, and it can sometimes be hard to find an option that doesn’t include it. I have a Webcam cover on my desktop and laptop.
I haven’t seen one that would work for my phone, but if someone has hacked my phone, I probably have bigger issues.
That, and most people don’t know how to disable the device from their device manager.
If we’re being paranoid about hackers gaining access to your webcam, why would you assume they couldn’t also reenable your drivers
Fuck the webcam, what about the mic?
Is it a monitor provided by your workplace? If not, well, it’s not that hard to find a monitor without a built-in camera. I found one easily enough for my gaming desktop… Unless the monitor market has dramatically changed since 2019-ish…