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By default the camera is off. It turns on when you open and application that uses the camera. When the camera is on you will see a tiny green light come on right beside the camera. If you want to disable it permantly you can put a piece of black tape over the camera or follow these directions to disable it in terminal.
Click on the "Spotlight" search icon in the top right of the OS X screen. The icon is a "magnifying glass." In the search box, type in "Terminal." Wait for the results to load and click on "Terminal" from the list of results.
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Type the following into the "Terminal" prompt (note the space between "mkdir" and the "/") and press "Enter."
"mkdir /System/Library/QuickTime/.iSightBackup"
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Type the following command into the "Terminal" prompt (note the space between "mv" and the "/") and press "Enter."
"mv /System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeUSBVDCDIgitizer.component /System/Library/QuickTime/.iSightBackup/"
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Click the small red "X" icon in the top left corner of the Terminal to exit. The camera is now disabled.
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