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Well, being in the security field I would want to know if that light is software or hardware controlled.


The light is hardware controlled. The camera can only get power when the light is on.


Now. It definitely wasn't always


Right, only the last ten years models.


It’s hardware controlled. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/14705/hard-wired-l...

Bypass attacks have been demonstrated on old hardware. Nothing most people would own today.




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