Is Apple spying on us with the builtin features of Facetime?
OK, the real question is why can't I disable the use of the camera for facetime? It's a badly behaved app that always turns the camera on when the app is running.
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Hello JohnTheSavage,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. As stated in this resource Control access to the camera on Mac - Apple Support
FaceTime, Photo Booth, and other apps that come with your Mac automatically have access—you don’t need to give them permission.
Apple welcomes suggestions, so here’s a great link to submit your feedback: Product Feedback - Apple
We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.