Privacy protection method and device of camera and storage medium

The invention provides a privacy protection method and device for a camera and a storage medium, the front end of the camera is provided with a mask body, so that the covered camera can only capture an internal picture of the mask body and cannot directly shoot a surrounding environment, such as a living room or a bedroom, and the camera is prevented from capturing privacy information from a physical level; meanwhile, a visual sensor is arranged outside the mask body and used for shooting pictures on the front face of the covered camera, and the normal camera shooting function is guaranteed; moreover, the video recorded by the visual sensor is partially or completely encrypted and then is transmitted to the monitoring terminal through the network connection of the camera based on the visible light communication technology, thereby achieving the logic and physical isolation of the camera and the network thereof, effectively protecting the privacy information of a user, maintaining the original functions of the