>I had Claude write a tool to patch out the table entry for camera activity, fix up the integrity hash, and flash it to the camera. A quick test showed that the green LED that normally illuminates while recording no longer turned on. Horrifying!

Oof. Apple claims this is not possible for macbook cameras because the LED can't be controlled from software. Wish more manufacturers would do the same.

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kestrel-robotic an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> the LED can't be controlled from software

If you look at tear downs apparently it is connected to the webcam so it is energized when the webcam receives power making it nearly impossible to defeat.

You can say a lot about Apple but the engineering is clever at the hardware level.

	▲	Barbing a minute ago \| parent [-]
		Also the Hall effect sensor disabling the mic when a MacBook lid is closed, apparently just about impossible to bypass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_effect

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sneak an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Apple also claims that iMessage is end to end encrypted. Their privacy stance is 99% posturing.