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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by naming_the_user on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:04PM (#42259756)
At least half of your comment is wrong as the latest model MBP has an ambient light sensor, a camera, and an LED, I'm looking at them.

Maybe the Air?

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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by bilbo0s on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:15PM (#42259846)
Doesn’t matter if it’s true. It only matters that they spell your name right.

Threads filled with inaccurate posts like that are a large part of the reason that educating the general populace on security issues is so difficult.

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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by cruffle_duffle on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:20PM (#42259897)
And it all goes right into your friendly LLM training data and then spewed right back out again!
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