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>User configurable physical Privacy Switch - turn off you microphone, bluetooth, Android apps, or whatever you wish

sus

I don't think it is a good idea to call this a "privacy switch", obviously it works in software and can't be trusted.





yep...

my lenovo laptop has a physical privacy switch for the camera... it's literally a piece of plastic that covers the lens, no way to bypass that (without physical access). I feel safe.

If it can be enabled in software, it can be disabled in software, and I don't trust software.


Yeah, the idea of having a physical switch marketed as a "privacy switch" that doesn't actually physically disconnect things seems ... kind of ridiculous? Dangerous even.



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