Dell Adding Hardware Privacy Driver for Linux

Re:Dell Adding Hardware Privacy Driver for Linux by surround on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @08:19AM (#24988717)

That seems to be an issue with most webcams - the indicator light itself can be compromised and disabled.

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Re:Dell Adding Hardware Privacy Driver for Linux by mnahkies on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @08:21AM (#24988740)

I remember having a usb Logitech webcam that included disabling the indicator as a first class option in their control panel - not a big leap to imagine malware doing it

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Re:Dell Adding Hardware Privacy Driver for Linux by LeonM on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @09:00AM (#24989085)

Third party webcams, yes.

Basically any modern laptop with a build-in webcam has a hardware controlled LED, not software controlled.

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Re:Dell Adding Hardware Privacy Driver for Linux by m463 on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @12:26PM (#24991052)

I don't see that this is necessarily true or easy to figure out.

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