Pennsylvania spycam case heating up

You could delete the kext for the iSight hardware, or have a automator workflow that makes the camera work when allowed programs are running and not work if someone attempts to remotely activate it.

Whoever came up with that idea at the school has no common sense, then again, neither do those that were in agreement with it. There are better ways to track hardware these days. Unless you are a peeping tom, there would be no reason to use the camera. I'm an IT guy and I find this rather disgusting and I hope someone from the IT dept at the school had the guts to at least voice their opinion when they were asked to install the software.

i remember watching a video clip on line a few weeks ago about this story, and the green light DID turn on when the camera was activated. In the video, some students were seen using the cameras (in conjunction with Photo Booth) as a mirror for checking their hair and makeup, so as the green lights were already on, there really wasn't any way for the students to be aware if the camera was being used solely for their own purposes, or if they were on because they were being remotely viewed.

in the video, the school's principal sent a message to a student who was using the camera in-class, jokingly telling her to pay attention to her teacher (or something to that effect). to which the student responded by quickly ducking out of the camera's view. I'll post a link to that video if i can find it.

anyway, i do believe that the green light is activated by hardware, but i'm not an expert. But with that having been said, i wouldn't be surprised, like how cellphone microphones can be remotely activated and used to eavesdrop by the FBI, (even if the phone is powered off), if the isight camera could be remotely activated and used in a similar fashion by federal law enforcement agencies without the green light turning on (or even if the computer is powered off). Don't quote me on that, because that's just my speculation, but in any case it's probably best to cover the lens with tape regardless if you have such concerns.

Yeah can someone varify if the green LED is activated via hardware or if software can use the camera without lighting the lamp? I thought about this when seing some videos online of people being recorded over their own webcam by hackers (were windows machines but i asked myself if the green LED is a safe signal)

Can the camera work without the light being on? My imac's isight has a tiny green led.

These people should be executed.
sick scum.

didn't the original isights come with a cover? this is one reason i thought the built in isight cams would be a mistake.

apple should think about a manual sliding cover for the cams.

to view a partial list of crimes committed by FBI agents over 1500 pages long see
forums.signonsandiego. com/showthread.php?t=59139

to view a partial list of FBI agents arrested for pedophilia see
campusactivism. org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=29


also see
ctka. net/pr500-king.html

The people at the school who are responsible for this need to spend time in prison for it. I doubt they will, but they should

Lesson to students/people everywhere that have camera equipped issued to them from school or work...COVER THE CAM WITH TAPE! ;-)