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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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