I originally considered just saying “No” but I don't have the energy for that fight right now and don't want to test the patience of my coworkers while I'm still relatively new to the company. As others have said here before, insisting on webcams is a weird & gross invasion of privacy and feels like the start of a slippery slope to your manager claiming your space and taking over your personal life again.
So, without having to install any 3rd-party software, does anyone know how I could corrupt my webcam signal without physically damaging the laptop? I'm a fullstack dev and fairly capable of implementing some janky solution, I just need someone to point me in the right direction.
Worst case some people give me some ideas and I release a public github for a program similar to Mouse Jiggler, so anyone who insists on webcams gets their corneas hurt.