[Fed-Talk] Apple integrated webcams and the green light
[Fed-Talk] Apple integrated webcams and the green light
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] Apple integrated webcams and the green light
- From: "Linton, Matthew C. (ARC-TI)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:53:04 -0600
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: Apple integrated webcams and the green light
Title: Apple integrated webcams and the green light
Hi all;
I am engaged in a discussion with my co-workers about the levels of risk present in software which activates the Apple integrated webcams in laptops, apple monitors, etc. One thing I’m not able to answer at the moment is this set of questions:
- Is the green “camera activated” light controlled by software (OS, API, etc) or firmware in the camera (ie, power on to the lens = light activated)?
- Given the answer above, is this documented somewhere in writing?
If anyone can give me any pointers I’d appreciate it greatly.
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Matt Linton, GCIH
Lead Computer Security Official
NASA Ames Research Center
650-380-4281 (mobile)
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