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How a MacBook Camera Can Spy Without Lighting Up
New submitter ttyler writes "It turns out a MacBook's built-in camera can be activated without turning on the green LED. An earlier report suggested the FBI could activate a device's camera without having the light turn on, and there was a case in the news where a woman had nude pictures taken of her without her knowledge. The new research out of Johns Hopkins University confirms both situations are possible. All it takes are a few tweaks to the camera's firmware."
Maybe yo should understand how the camera works be fire making a fool of yourself?
oh, and with those rules of conduct, your games must stink
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BZZZZT WRONG
Most CCD sensors need 6V operating voltage. You'll burn an LED out providing roughly DOUBLE its voltage.
CMOS can run on a lower voltage, but running in parallel, you go with path of least resistance. The LED will be that pathway and your sensor will never get the power it needs.
How about taking some real electronics courses before talking nonsense?
Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.