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Does anyone know if all webcams have the activity light hardwired in-line with the webcam itself. I have always wondered if the light is a definitive indicator whether the cam is on, or if the light can be deactivated. Sorry, I guess this only applies to non-Mac, mostly Win, machines as something so plebeian as an indicator light would never make it into a Mac.

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Nice try with the jab at Apple—MacBook Pros have a small green light to indicate whether the camera is in use or not.

Yeah, you can just take a quick pic using the camera; the light flashes for barely a second and you won't notice. Metasploit has a stager for exactly this purpose: http://www.metasploit.com/modules/payload/osx/x86/isight/rev...

There's always a bit of black cardboard and tape. Try to take a picture now. :)

Lol, I actually have a bit of duct tape over my eeePC web cam.

The idea is for the light to be definitive, but I am not sure how secure they are. Also, as far as I can tell/remember all Macs have indicator lights on their cameras.

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