Am I being paranoid... (Apple webcam)

[Icantwaituntilxmas]

Posted this in chat and don't know how to move it? So I have just reposted here - sorry if this is against rules or something.

Have a MacBook Air. Noticed the green webcam light was on, but I wasn't using the camera and haven't used FaceTime/iPhoto etc since I got it last year - haven't used camera at all really.

I google and there were a couple of people on Apple threads with a similar problem... and some things did come up about poss. of people watching you on the camera?

So, I decided to cover the camera with blue-tack. Took it off after 5mins and light was still on so put it back on. Waited another 5mins and light had turned off.

So, am I being completely paranoid to think that someone else could have been accessing my webcam? No idea how long it was on for until I saw it, but I've been on it since about 4pm working. Does anyone it's possible or is there a more likely explanation?

Thanks.

[Icantwaituntilxmas]

Bump

[Icantwaituntilxmas]

Agh, ok thanks for reassuring me I'm not completely nutty. I still have it covered with blue tack and I think I'm going to change the wifi password.
It's the fact that it came on without me going near a camera app, then switched off again about 10mins after I had covered it.

Will keep it covered for the time being, thanks.

[mymummademelistentoshitmusic]

You're being paranoid - but I do like that top you're wearing

[OddBoots]

I always have a sticky plaster over my camera, I have done for years. I don;t care if that makes me paranoid, I'd rather be cautious.

[Icantwaituntilxmas]

I'm more worried about the fact that I was eating at the keyboard (I know.. I know..)
Hope I didn't pull any Ed Milliband bacon sandwich faces.

[Icantwaituntilxmas]

Woops, *Miliband.

[Crazeeladee]

Mine's doing exactly the same! I noticed it a few weeks ago and googled it but I saw some sites that said it was normal after the update. It's worrying that yours went off afterwards though,

[PausingFlatly]

Saw your thread yesterday and asked a techie friend who has expertise in this area.

He's pretty sure you've got something nasty, and should take your machine to computer hospital. Sorry.

[Icantwaituntilxmas]

Ok. Thanks pausing. I will take it into apple as soon as I get the chance.