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   On 11/05/2020 6:35 a.m., Richard Menedetter : August Abolins wrote:   
      
   RM> I have again learned a new word (prudent roughly equal to intelligent I   
   guess).   
      
   :)   
      
   RM> Here the camera is secured by a slider, that you need to slide manually   
   over,   
   RM> otherwise you get a black video. Additionally you have a hardware LED that   
   is   
   RM> lit when the camera is active.   
      
   A few years ago, I read that there was a way to disable the LED light yet   
   enable   
   the camera.  Maybe it only pertains to Windows, dunno.  But it was grounded on   
   requiring to have allowed a rogue program to get settled on your machine.   
      
      
   RM> If you want to have a video conference you need to allow video access. And   
   I   
   RM> do not see the difference weather I allow access to the browser or a   
   RM> specialzed app like teams or zoom.   
      
   As long as we perceive that the video app is under our control then there's no   
   problem, I guess.  ;)   But.. when reports surface months/years later that   
   program X had a bug that allowed remote control of the camera then that could   
   be   
   mildly upsetting.   
      
      
   RM> When I go with the browser to my https secured webpoage with Jitsi that I   
   set   
   RM> up, and it asks me to allow video access, I feel quit safe.   
      
   At least Jitsi is open source.. and anyone can take a look inside to look for   
   clues if anything nefarious is going on.   
      
   --- TB(Stealth)/Win7   
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