Not normally. However, certain Adobe Flash pages can be configured to use the video camera, and if you are visiting an Adobe Flash page that is, and you had setup the camera before on another page, it is possible the software is making a call on the camera again. Photobooth, Quicktime, iChat, Skype all speak to the camera in varying degrees. Additionally there is a built-in microphone next to the camera which may be called by any audio-input software. If you want to be secure, just put a sticky on top of the camera. I would though upgrade to 10.7.3 if you are worried about being hacked. There has been a malware that affects 10.7 through 10.7.2, and 10.6 through 10.6.7, and 10.5.7 and earlier: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3261
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- The research paper revealed, however, that the chip inside the MacBook camera. But as recently as June 2019 the threat of Mac web cams being hacked into caught the headlines.
- AFAIK this feature is implemented in the firmware of the camera on Macs. Now, while it's technically possible to replace that firmware, you would have to do some Mission Impossible shit to pull that off (break into Apple/Chinese camera chip manufacturer, steal firmware source code, modify it, and then somehow inject it into the camera, which probably involves physically removing it from the.
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