Pope Francis and Mark Zuckerberg use the same simple trick to protect themselves from hackers

Not too long ago Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg did it, and now the pope is doing it.

Covering up your webcam with a little strip of tape is the new hip thing — at least if you're trying to avoid the peering eyes of hackers. 

A photo circulating Twitter shows Pope Francis getting in on the trend. He's seen looking over his personal iPad, with a circular piece of tape carefully placed over the webcam.

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The photo — originally shot by the Vatican newspaper a year ago — is just going viral now, after it was tweeted out by security researcher Collin Anderson on Tuesday. Read more...

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