Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 8 days agoShould You Cover Your Laptop Camera When It’s Not in Use?www.consumerreports.orgexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1147cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 days agoOn Macbooks the led next to the camera is wired to the camera’s power. It’s physically not possible to record without the led lighting up.
minus-squareDraconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 days agoUnless those Macbook cameras have a physical Killswitch that allows them to stay completely off when you don’t want it’s probably still a good idea. I mean the indicator can tell you when it’s recording. It’s not going to prevent it.
minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoYou are not gonna notice it taking a quick pic tho
On Macbooks the led next to the camera is wired to the camera’s power. It’s physically not possible to record without the led lighting up.
Unless those Macbook cameras have a physical Killswitch that allows them to stay completely off when you don’t want it’s probably still a good idea. I mean the indicator can tell you when it’s recording. It’s not going to prevent it.
You are not gonna notice it taking a quick pic tho