This approach likely affects many other laptops, as connecting the webcam over USB and allowing to reflash its firmware is a common design pattern across laptop manufacturers.
WTF? Am I the only one who thinks webcams shouldn't even need accessible firmware in the first place? I have one which is over 2 decades old and it has worked perfectly fine (albeit at a low rsolution) since the day it was bought, with no need for any firmware updates.
WTF? Am I the only one who thinks webcams shouldn't even need accessible firmware in the first place? I have one which is over 2 decades old and it has worked perfectly fine (albeit at a low rsolution) since the day it was bought, with no need for any firmware updates.