Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230

Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by nrp on Thursday November 28, 2024 @12:26AM (#42262703)

We have that on the most recent generation of Framework Laptop. When the hardware privacy switch is engaged, the image sensor is electrically powered off and the camera controller feeds a dummy frame with an illustration of the switch.

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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by dvergeylen on Thursday November 28, 2024 @03:50AM (#42263685)

Happy Framework customer here, I just wanted to say thank you for all your efforts on privacy.

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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by vaylian on Thursday November 28, 2024 @01:32AM (#42262952)

Is there a video or some images of this somewhere? I would love to see a demonstration.

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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by netsharc on Thursday November 28, 2024 @04:23AM (#42263835)

I looked it up on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6AsIqAmpeQ&t=1145s

And adding 2+2, the man being interviewed (Nirav Patel) is the same man who replied to my comment (HN user nrp), i.e. the man who actually did the overengineering.

If you rewind to 17:03, he talks about the changes of what the switch does (previously: USB disconnection, now: as he described in grandparent comment).

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Re:Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonst... by nrp on Thursday November 28, 2024 @01:32PM (#42267527)

Our engineering team did the engineering!

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