Dell-Jesse,

I recenty purchased a Venue 8 Pro with WIndows 8.1 and was shocked to find that the Camera App could not be removed or completely hidden. Only optional Metro IU Apps can be blocked from webcam access.
This leaves a huge backdoor open for invasion of privacy via the integrated webcams.

Under Windows 8.1 it has become extremely difficult,  or impossible, to uninstall the Camera App or to prevent  the Camera App or to prevent or allow legacy progarms from accessing the webcams. Even the camera devce driver installation is done automatically by the PNP device manager. In some cases, Window 8.1 taking ownership of the webcam device has also crippled some well known legacy webcam programs. 

This serious webcam ownership and privacy exposure has been built into Windows 8.1 by Microsoft for reasons unknown - I have some suspicions but I'll leave it to others to explain why. 

Since the Camera App cannot be uninstalled, the only current software method  to prevent webcam access is by disabling the camera imaging driver with the device manager. Un-installing the webcam driver won't work since Windows 8.1 will re-install it on the next device manager scan or reboot.  Physically, the webcam lens can be blocked, disconnected internally, or removed (already a requirement for many high security locations).

And given the ever increasing exposure created by social networking allowing invasion of privacy and exploitation of minors,  parents should have the abiltiy control or block the use of integrated webcams by their minor children.  It is unfortunate that Microsoft does not provide this blanket webcam device blocking capability under Windows 8.1 parental controls. As long as the camera device is active and accessable, any crafty program can hijack the webcam.