Re:Gluglug X60 Laptop now certified to Respect Your Freedom
by conductor on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:48PM
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> Many webcams do have the activity light controlled in hardware, such that it isn't possible to record without a clear indicator.
Yesterday's news show that some implementations can be unsecure [0].
> But if you trust your software stack that little, you have bigger problems.
I generally trust the software that I run on my main CPU but there are other threats like DMA malware [1] for example.
Re:Gluglug X60 Laptop now certified to Respect Your Freedom
by vipstarry on Friday December 20, 2013 @12:01AM
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That's only for a Macbook. You can't say the same is done for these X60 computers.
Re:Gluglug X60 Laptop now certified to Respect Your Freedom
by exarch on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:44PM
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On the subject of the camera/microphone activity light and how it isn't possible to bypass, I'll just leave this here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18...
If you're that concerned and trust your software stack that little, it wouldn't be that hard to open up the system and physically disconnect the internal microphone, such that you can only use a 3.5mm or Bluetooth microphone. But if you trust your software stack that little, you have bigger problems. Efforts like the one in this article are a good step towards not having to worry about that kind of problem.