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Why not indeed: after hearing that the FBI could remotely activate microphones on mobile phones when no call was even active, of the story of that school that u
by code_duck 15y ago
Why not indeed: after hearing that the FBI could remotely activate microphones on mobile phones when no call was even active, of the story of that school that used webcams in Macs to spy on students at home with a special system that disabled the activity light, and knowing the ability for malware to do any of that: Why do I have this camera facing me all day, when I use it three hours a week?
- webXL 15y agoand now there's one on our phones!!!
- blasdel 15y agoThere is no way to disable the activity light on a Mac's integrated camera. In the case of that high school spying incident, the BOFH responsible had handwaved away the random LED flashes as a bug.
- code_duck 15y agoI see, I could be wrong about the particulars of that case. I could see how someone might not notice or be concerned about the light flashing every now and then, too. If the school wanted to disable it though, it wouldn't be impossible for them since they had access to the hardware. A thin dot of black paint might do the trick, especially if they peeled back the glass a bit, which is a pain, but quite do-able. Certainly something people in the NSA would be wary of... it's a shame that high school students should have to worry about that, too.