Daring Fireball
★ Apple Exclaves and the Secure Design of the MacBook Neo’s On-Screen Camera Indicator
https://daringfireball.net/2026/03/apple_enclaves_neo_camera_indicator
Saagar Jha
(replying to Daring Fireball)
@daringfireball Your presumption is correct. The indicator light is still software and this still means it is susceptible to compromise as all software is, in a way that a hardwired indicator cannot be. Sophisticated exploits achieve privileges beyond the kernel’s all the time.
Saagar Jha
(replying to Saagar Jha)
@daringfireball The solution they picked does make it non-trivial to bypass and it is a good choice if a hardwired indicator is not available. However it is still substantially less secure than having one, and Apple knows it.