I bought a used laptop from a friend. I noticed a folder named “PRIVATE.” I clicked,
and tens of videos popped up—footage from a webcam. I froze. It was me… in my room.
I called my friend, and he was silent for a moment and then said, ’’What do you mean?

I formatted the laptop before selling it. And what do you mean by a folder named ’PRIVATE’? I never had such a folder.” – I was super confused. I took it to a repair technician, and they told me it must be a virus, but nothing explained how my own footage ended up there. I got rid of the laptop,