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Re:Google Forcing Nest Cameras’ Visual Indicator Light To Be On by blihp on Thursday August 15, 2019 @01:18AM (#20702776)
No. Everything I've seen indicates it's much improved over the pre-2008 iSight[1], but still not hard-wired to the power rails.

[1] On those early models it was relatively trivial to upload malicious firmware which was widely reported and verified.

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Re:Google Forcing Nest Cameras’ Visual Indicator Light To Be On by jsjohnst on Thursday August 15, 2019 @01:40PM (#20707578)
> No. Everything I've seen indicates it's much improved over the pre-2008 iSight, but still not hard-wired to the power rails.

Everything I’ve seen is the exact opposite. Care to share a source confirming your belief?

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