This policy setting controls whether the use of Camera devices on the machine are permitted. The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled. Rationale: Cameras in a high security environment can pose serious privacy and data exfiltration risks - they should be disabled to help mitigate that risk. Impact: Users will not be able to utilize the camera on a system.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration, set the following Device Configuration Policy to Disabled: To access the Device Configuration Policy from the Intune Home page: Click Devices Click Configuration profiles Click Create profile Select the platform (Windows 10 and later) Select the profile (Custom) Click Create Enter a Name Click Next Configure the following Setting Name: <Enter name> Description: <Enter Description> OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Camera/AllowCamera Data type: Integer Value: 0 Select OK Continue through the Wizard to complete the creation of the profile (profile assignments, applicability etc.) Note: More than one configuration setting from each of the Configuration profiles (ex: Administrative Templates, Custom etc.) can be added to each Device Configuration Policy. Default Value: Enabled. (Camera devices are enabled.)