Ask HN: Why does my webcam light turn on on a Messenger voice call?

[friendsz]

[pizza]

Do you have a webcam disjoint from your microphone? When you use your microphone in any application other than messenger, does the light turn on, regardless of whether it would theoretically require use of your camera?

[herbst]

Next to what pizza said its also possible that they require the right to use your webcam just in case.

[quickben]

Are you in UK?