tamper
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Recorded at 1:47 a.m. on Feb. 1, they show an individual, wearing a balaclava, gloves and a backpack, appearing to tamper with the camera at Guthrie’s front porch the morning of her disappearance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
It also says that the product "features tamper detection technology to prevent people from covering that light".
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
The most plausible answer, of course, is that Luke’s account was finished before their deaths and no one in subsequent decades felt sufficiently bold to tamper with it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
"It just shows how important these pieces of equipment are and I can't understand what motivates people to tamper or take them," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
Someone who could tamper with another player’s pulse or even raise the temperature in a room had an unfair advantage.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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