Dell E6410 BIOS bug

Question

I'm posting my issue here because Dell does not allow customers from Israel to open a support ticket. (my service tag is , unfortunately, is not valid in the U.S. / European support websites) Our company recently purchased 6 x Dell E6410, the company policy is to disable the integrated web cam using the BIOS, and we're already doing just that with our older Dell E6400 models. however, with the Dell E6410, we noticed a strange BIOS bug: even when we disabled the web cam under Misc. Devices in the BIOS, sometimes when the computer is put into standby and then being woken up, the web cam suddenly becomes available (In the device manager). The E6410 arrived with BIOS rev. A05, so I tried downgrading to A04 and A03, but both are showing the same symptom. this is a major issue for us, we feel that disabling the camera via windows only is not safe and can be exploited. we would like to see this issue fixed, hopefully somebody from Dell will see this post, and forward it to the BIOS team. if you own the E6410, and are able to open a support ticket, please try to recreate this issue and open a support ticket. Thanks, Tal Aloni,

seldenb · Answer

The most reliable way to disable the webcam is to physically prevent it from seeing anything: cover it with tape, paint over it, or remove the lens.

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