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How can you tell if it can be subverted? Here's a paper about subverting the Apple Mac camera led indicator from userland: https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu
by greglindahl 10y ago
How can you tell if it can be subverted? Here's a paper about subverting the Apple Mac camera led indicator from userland:
https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/bitstream/handle/1774.2/36569/camera.pdf https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/bitstream/handle/1774.2...
- williamscales 10y agoIf the LED were simply wired in series somehow with the mic power supply I imagine it would be easier to tell. The problem with the Mac LED indicator was that it was controlled by a microcontroller that was ultimately accessible via user land. It's harder to surreptitiously bypass a simple electrical circuit.
- greglindahl 10y agoSorry, but how do you tell the difference? I agree that the Mac LED indicator was poorly designed, but...
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- StavrosK 10y agoAs a user, you can't. The hardware manufacturer has to tell you.