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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. JohnTH+68[view] [source] 2016-04-09 05:43:44
>>nyolfe+c5
My just retired Acer laptop has no such light. My HP Windows tablet I use with a bluetooth keyboard doesn't either.

I checked and my new(ish) XPS 13 does have a tiny light when you use it as does my ASUS 2-in-1.

So I'm at 50-50 in my collection. I asked my girlfriend and she doesn't recall there being a light on her Toshiba laptop and she does Skype with it semi-regularly.

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