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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by tlrobinson on Friday July 10, 2020 @05:22PM (#23796641)
There should be roughly ~0 cost (maybe a few cents?) to tie indicator LEDs to the camera and microphones's power supplies, and make it independently auditable by anyone with a multimeter (and maybe a magnifying glass?)

Is there a database of laptops that do this correctly?

I guess you'd also want the microphone physically disconnected when the cover is closed, or at least have the LED visible when the cover is closed.

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by esprehn on Friday July 10, 2020 @11:56PM (#23799334)
Chromebooks all do this, it's a requirement that the LED is on if the camera is on from within the camera module itself. There's no software involved.
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