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Re:Fruitfly, aimed at Macs, allowed hacker to take control a... by krutzger on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @06:30PM (#16120129)
Let's hope the your-webcam-is-active LED is hardwired in hardware and not controlled by software or firmware in computers released from now and onwards.
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Re:Fruitfly, aimed at Macs, allowed hacker to take control a... by robofd on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @08:42PM (#16120851)
I always hear people saying that on MacBooks it is.

I wish someone could verify.

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Re:Fruitfly, aimed at Macs, allowed hacker to take control a... by madmod on Thursday January 11, 2018 @02:43AM (#16122107)
It’s possible to modify the firmware of the camera to disable the LED. Sorry I can’t remember the source.
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Re:Fruitfly, aimed at Macs, allowed hacker to take control a... by hkmurakami on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @06:47PM (#16120218)
Well I guess my blue tape on the MacBook camera isn't coming off any time soon.
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Re:Fruitfly, aimed at Macs, allowed hacker to take control a... by dogma1138 on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @07:59PM (#16120613)
If they can control the camera, they can control the mic which is arguably scarier for most people.
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