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1. sbarre+T1[view] [source] 2024-11-27 20:27:36
>>xairy+(OP)
I thought the whole point of these camera LEDs was to have them wired to/through the power to the camera, so they are always on when the camera is getting power, no matter what.

Having the LED control exposed through the firmware completely defeats this.

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2. red-ir+8T1[view] [source] 2024-11-28 16:31:42
>>sbarre+T1
Enterprise organizations want to be able to watch their employees without them knowing.

Other organizations like law enforcement, are also ambivalent about this.

The easy solution, of course, is a folded business card or piece of tape. But tbh I'm not surprised they didn't implement that approach, and likely deliberately.

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