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0 points3eb7988a166314d ago0 comments

That is still a blackbox code implementation which could be updated at any time. I trust wires, not programmers.

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chongli13d ago

The firmware could be flashed to the device in factory and then write-protected by burning a fuse in the circuit.

saagarjha12d ago

This is not the case.

s3p14d ago

I mean, we don't really have any indication that the MacBook camera light is hard wired into anything.

3eb7988a1663OP13d ago

For those who are interested, you can disassemble/image the assembly and see there is no funny business. People have done it. If there is something more complex than a power line, something is afoot.

I have no way of interrogating some GPU firmware.

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