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Re:FBI director: Cover up your webcam by dndln on Thursday September 15, 2016 @06:12AM (#12504712)
If you are hacked, the camera light won't tell you. The camera light also won't protect your microphone or your personal data.
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Re:FBI director: Cover up your webcam by yoz-y on Thursday September 15, 2016 @06:17AM (#12504724)
But the light won't tell you because of a flawed design. It should be trivial to design a webcam LED which can not be turned off while the camera is being used.
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Re:FBI director: Cover up your webcam by Houshalter on Thursday September 15, 2016 @06:43AM (#12504832)
It should tell you. That's the whole point.
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Re:FBI director: Cover up your webcam by jjnoakes on Thursday September 15, 2016 @08:32AM (#12505522)
If I'm hacked and the attacker doesn't touch my camera, then it can't tell me.

That's the whole point.

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Re:FBI director: Cover up your webcam by Houshalter on Thursday September 15, 2016 @09:27AM (#12505919)
But if they do touch your camera then you will know. If they don't touch your camera, then putting a piece of tape over it is pointless anyway.
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