What do you get when you add Google Chrome and Adobe Flash player, you ask? Well, a peephole of a webcam!

Through a combination of codes and deceptive design, the webcam can turn into a peephole.

The thought of someone watching your every move through your own webcam is enough to creep out the rest of us. The worst part is, you wouldn't know that someone is already invading your privacy through the Flash-based flaw in the search giant's browser.

Here is what happens: a transparent Flash element will land on a page. Just a click on such by the user transfers the control of the webcam and microphone to the attacker.

The peeper cannot only see you. He or she can hear you too! The security flaw can tap into the user's audio and video channels.

"This vulnerability affects users on Flash Player installed with Google Chrome," maintained Heather Edell, Adobe security team spokeswoman, in an e-mail to the Register.

Chrome has gained considerable prominence over other browsers. But considering that this is a Chrome-based issue, users who prefer to browse the web through Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera, among others, earn an advantage. Though that may not necessary translate to speed, at least they are not likely to fall prey to peepers.

Egor Homaknov, a security consultant brought the issue to the attention of the netizens last June 13 on his blog. He pointed out the fix has been delayed since 2011.

Google, who is way behind solving the flaw, promised to find a solution to the bug before this week ends. It is in the company's policy to fix issues in a span of just a week. Let's see what happens next.

For now, use other browsers while surfing the net. Better yet, make sure that your webcam is not in use.