I have Win 10 Pro privacy settings set NOTto allow any apps to use the webcam on a brand new Inspiron laptop.
Was looking at a specific page on digitaltrends.com using IE11 and suddenly noticed the webcam LED was on. I closed that window and the LED immediately went off. Navigated back to the same page, and the LED came on again. QED - That site seems to get around my Windows privacy settings. [:O]
Fortunately, I put masking tape over the webcam when I first got the PC, so they didn't see me in my PJs. [:P]
And are sites turning the mic on even if the Windows privacy settings have it turned off..? [+o(]