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From: "Jonathan B. Horen" <me@behere.now>
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Subject: Re: "An application want to turn on your camera..."
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:38:02 -0400
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On 4/7/25 18:46, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> A few minutes after running a software update, per the little
> prompt in the top menu bar, a pop-up appeared saying an application
> wants to turn on my camers. There is no camera, at least not a
> permanent one. I've been copying photos off an old Canon A460
> to the Pi, but it can't take photos over its USB connection so
> far as I know (would be handy if it could!).
> 
> Anybody know what might be going on? The systme is running Bookworm,
> up to date as of a minute ago.

You're running "stock" (plain-vanilla) Debian 12 with Raspberry Pi 
"enhancements", right? Upgraded from Debian 11, rather than a fresh 
install, right? In either case, you're probably using the default DE 
(LXDE), right?

At some point you attached your Canon A460, and the "smart" DE 
auto-configured it as the default multimedia camera. The system probably 
"remembers" it as being connected and/or wants to verify that it's there 
and/or that it (or some other device) is there.

If you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras.


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     I'd give it all up, for just a little more.