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

Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by avodonosov on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:21PM (#23797263)

it was hacked in the past - that's the point of the above comment

No guarantee it can't be hacked again.

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by nojito on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:33PM (#23797358)

There is a guarantee because there’s no way to bypass the wiring to the light to power the camera.

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by IvyMike on Friday July 10, 2020 @07:51PM (#23798011)

Let me genuinely ask: why do you believe this?

Because Apple said so? I simply don't have this level of trust.

Because someone disassembled their MacBook and reverse engineered things? And that person is trustworthy and competent? That is better, but even if it was true for the MacBook they reverse engineered, suppliers make tweaks to parts all the time. Can I be sure that my MacBook still has the exact same camera?

Because you opened up your MacBook to confirm? Maybe then you can trust it.

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by saagarjha on Friday July 10, 2020 @09:32PM (#23798615)

I don't see how Apple could do anything for you in that case.

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by cdnpal on Friday July 10, 2020 @07:16PM (#23797723)

That's not what Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook says: https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2742701.1470151986!...

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Re:Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the camera by edoceo on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:41PM (#23797423)

Indicator of use doesn't block a hack, just let you know it happened.

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