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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by ggus on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:08PM (#23797133)
> to prevent the single-frame-grab attack.

prevent? by the time the LED turns on, the attack has already happened.

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by acdha on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:40PM (#23797419)
Prevent it from being undetectable
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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by gmantg on Friday July 10, 2020 @07:48PM (#23797996)
Or to put it simply "to detect the single frame grab attack". LED lights can't prevent anything.
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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by smsm42 on Saturday July 11, 2020 @02:25AM (#23800041)
Provided you looked at the camera light in those 3 seconds.
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