> 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 s

> 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. [0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6929974 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6929974 [1] - http://www.stewin.org/papers/dimvap15-stewin.pdf http://www.stewin.org/papers/dimvap15-stewin.pdf