Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera
by dasudasu on Friday July 10, 2020 @05:53PM
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So you have to perpetually watch out for the LED indicator to see if it ever randomly turns on for 3 seconds? And what if it does come up unexpectedly? At this point it's too late and you've already been captured. A mechanical cover that can slide on and off the camera seems like much better security.
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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera
by mthoms on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:11PM
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You don't "have to" do anything.
The point is that the hardware has been designed properly. Combined with the OS-level permissions, it should be assurance enough for the majority of use cases.
If you need further assurances, then by all means, use a physical cover.
Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera
by dasudasu on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:23PM
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The claim was that single-frame grab attempts are prevented by an indicator that stays on for 3 seconds. First, you do have to be alert for all of these potential 3 seconds windows, and second, it doesn't prevent anything but only tell you that it has already happened.
Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera
by saagarjha on Friday July 10, 2020 @09:39PM
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No, it wasn't. The claim was whether it was implemented correctly, as the entire conversation started with examples where it was not implemented correctly.
Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera
by smsm42 on Saturday July 11, 2020 @02:28AM
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Properly designed hardware would add one small - and in every way possible, since we've already identified the circuit that drives the single power source - addition. A physical switch that prevents camera from being turned on. Same for the microphone. Unfortunately, this is never done. So people put covers on.