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# It is forbidden for a man and woman to seclude themselves together even if there's a camera or webcam that makes everything in the room visible to onlookers in another location. <ref> Kuntres Internet BeHalacha (p. 33) discusses whether having a webcam is similar to having a door open to the public domain and in the conclusion quotes Rav Elyashiv saying that it is not a valid leniency. </ref> If someone is monitoring the camera, one can be lenient. <ref> [http://www.dinonline.org/2012/04/25/yichud-with-video-camera/ yichud with video-camera]. They also write that it is possible that it is also permissible if it is recording, even if nobody is watching. see also [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=714 Rabbi Eli Mansour] DailyHalacha </ref>