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I always thought that problem was solved by the little light next to the camera turning on when the camera is on. And if the light doesn't turn on, it's likely

• Jemmeh 10y ago
  If you can hack someone's camera, you can make it so the camera turns on without turning on the light and letting people know you're watching and listening.
  • dogma1138 10y ago
    That's somewhat correct, on many cameras today that light is in line with the power to the sensor (IIRC this is the case on the new Macbooks) so as soon as it gets out of standby mode it is on so you can't hack that. The microphone is another story.
  • capote 10y ago
    That's what I meant by "something more problematic is happening." If a hacker can turn on Mark Zuckerberg's camera without having the light turn on, then there's a big problem, and it needs to be rectified to a greater extent than just covering up the camera.
    • Jemmeh 10y ago
      Again with the security is not a 1-fix kind of thing. You put a lot of measures in place to make things secure. This is just one of many security measures that should be in place. The enemy has breached the outer wall, but now we have 3 more inner walls protecting the most important stuff that they also have to breach. And tape over the mic and webcam aren't really things that can be broken through remotely.
      • capote 10y ago
        This makes sense. I guess I was pointing things out just to point them out.