MacBook Neo camera indicator

There is an update to Apples platform security guide explicitly addressing the camera indicator. As I was playing the "think of the children" card when collecting my thoughts about the Neo I thought it is worth mentioning that things are a bit more nuanced than I made it seem. We all know Apples hardware security and Secure Enclave is pretty good(tm).

"Pretty good" in this context - as always when talking about security properties of a system - should be read as: "Not insecure until someone finds an exploit."

So assuming the camera indicator light on the display is reliable and always present when the camera is being accessed there is still one small issue with this: MacOS. As much as we all appreciate (/s) Apples amazing new Liquid Glass design, the default of the menu bar where the indicator is displayed is set to transparent. And what does a green dot on a green background look like? Right... at least it seems to have a thick, black border.

So even if the dot is displayed reliably it does not change my point that a dedicated LED on a part of the device that is usually black would do a far better job and serve the purpose its meant to a lot better.