Perv Utopia: Light on MacBook webcams can be bypassed

Ars Technica
By Peter BrightDec 18, 2013, 6:45 pm406 pts
The MacBook's LED indicator is off, but its webcam is very much turned on. Matthew Brocker and Stephen Checkoway A common pastime among the residents of the Internet's seedy underbelly is spying on people through their webcams, then using the pictures to harass and blackmail the victims. This kind of hacking…

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