Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera

Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by dvfjsdhgfv on Friday July 10, 2020 @03:49PM (#23795608)

I had another laptop with a hardware switch and a corresponding LED, and it worked exactly as it should - the hardware was completely inaccessible under Linux. So yes, it can be done and it's not rocket science.

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by GuiA on Friday July 10, 2020 @03:55PM (#23795665)

Yes, what you describe is trivial - and it would be similarly trivial to design a module that appears to respect the switch (regardless of Linux/Windows) and yet records things surreptitiously, only to offload it at a later date.

Remember the amount of effort VW was willing to expand to cheat emissions testing.

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by jimnotgym on Friday July 10, 2020 @04:10PM (#23795858)

That's why I like the old Thinkpad with the physical cover and the LED

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