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1. billhe+W2[view] [source] 2016-04-09 03:48:46
>>molecu+(OP)
Don't almost all cameras activate their "on" light when being used?
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2. JohnTH+p3[view] [source] 2016-04-09 03:58:09
>>billhe+W2
Like phones, most laptop webcams have no "on" light.

You have to trust that the software you have on your device isn't using the microphone and camera without your permission.

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3. nyolfe+c5[view] [source] 2016-04-09 04:38:03
>>JohnTH+p3
you and i have very different experience with webcams. i have yet to see a webcam without an indicator led in my life.
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4. woodma+L6[view] [source] 2016-04-09 05:11:50
>>nyolfe+c5
I'm pretty sure his meaning was that an "indicator led" is not the same thing as an "on" light. A usb webcam is on as long as the host is providing power, the led is on the honor system - completely implementation dependent. My $2 dynex lights up when accessed in Windows, but I can easily pull images from it in linux without the led coming on - it is driver controlled. It wouldn't be hard to modify the windows driver, or write your own.
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