schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230github.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkMalware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230github.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前message-square46fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·5 个月前IMHO both camera and microphone should have a physical switch disconnecting them.
minus-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·edit-25 个月前And you know, the led shouldn’t be fucking firmware controlled! It’s a really good idea, but to work reliably, it should be HARDWIRED to light up when the cmos is receiving power.
minus-squareManifish_Destiny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 个月前It feels intentional to fuck this one up.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 个月前On phones and tablets as well.
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 个月前Framework laptops do this- and the switch that kills the camera also slides a shutter over the lens as well.
minus-squareGbyBE@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 个月前Oh, mine only seems to physically disconnect the camera and not slide anything in front of the lens. Do you have the 16? That lens cover also seems unnecessary to me. A physical disconnect for the camera and microphone is a nice touch of Framework’s laptops…
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 个月前No, I have the 13. Although I’m not in front of it right now, so I could be misremembering.
IMHO both camera and microphone should have a physical switch disconnecting them.
And you know, the led shouldn’t be fucking firmware controlled!
It’s a really good idea, but to work reliably, it should be HARDWIRED to light up when the cmos is receiving power.
It feels intentional to fuck this one up.
On phones and tablets as well.
Framework laptops do this- and the switch that kills the camera also slides a shutter over the lens as well.
Oh, mine only seems to physically disconnect the camera and not slide anything in front of the lens. Do you have the 16?
That lens cover also seems unnecessary to me. A physical disconnect for the camera and microphone is a nice touch of Framework’s laptops…
No, I have the 13. Although I’m not in front of it right now, so I could be misremembering.