Don’t worry, Mark Zuckerberg: Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. And as the richest millennial in the world, you can probably be confident that someone, somewhere, is after you.

Which is why it makes perfect sense that you’ve joined the growing number of people doing a little DIY hardware hacking, and disabling their computer’s webcam and microphone.

Even if a sneaky hacker does manage to penetrate your security, they’re not going to be seeing you in your tighty whities.

Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most powerful men in the world because billions of people give Facebook, which he founded, free access to their personal data.

In return, users receive carefully curated snapshots of his life: baby photos, mundane office tours and the occasional 5K. On Tuesday, observers were reminded that Mr. Zuckerberg, 32, is not just a normal guy who enjoys running and quiet dinners with friends.

In a photoposted to his Facebook account, he celebrated the growing user base of Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.

An eagle-eyed Twitter user named Chris Olson noticed that in the image’s background, his laptop camera and microphone jack appeared to be covered with tape Security experts supported the taping, for a few good reasons:

• The first is that Mr. Zuckerberg is a high-value target.

* The second is that covering photo, video and audio portals has long been a basic and cheap security safeguard.

* Third, Mr. Zuckerberg is not immune to security breaches.