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Originally Posted by PB PM
They could even launch it without activating the little green light.
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Would have been an older machine. All current Macs (since 2012-ish I think?) have a pass-through electrical circuit for the camera. Electricity to operate the camera first passes through the little green light. With this circuit, the camera cannot function unless the light comes on. On older systems it was a software switch that could be hacked around. Newer systems use a hardware switch, and it
cannot be hacked around.
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Originally Posted by PB PM
I think Apple fixed the known exploit, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t others.
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The "fix" was in hardware. Thus, any "hack" on newer systems must happen through software, which is the
only way to do it. And, yes, there are certainly exploits that exist. But, if you are paying attention to the little green light, then you will know when the camera is on even if it has been "hacked".