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Re:France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phon... by MartijnBraam on Thursday July 06, 2023 @11:20AM (#36617373)
It could be simple, just hook the led to the reset line of the camera and you'll know if the camera is in use. Downside is that the led will blink on boot when linux probes the driver.
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Re:France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phon... by internetter on Thursday July 06, 2023 @02:26PM (#36620565)
> Downside is that the led will blink on boot when linux probes the driver.

Sounds like an upside to me.

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