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Most laptops have a physical slider that can mask the camera. But I don't know of any tablets or phones that offer this feature.
I have a thin stick-on slider for my laptops. It'd look clunky, but you can stick it on any tablet or phone.
That hole in the screen is always black, so covering up the hole (and only the hole) won't make you miss a thing.
or get a phone that you can trust
Those pretty much don't exist.
Here are the list of phones I trust, in order:
I'm on 3, because 1 & 2 don't function well enough as phones (need reliable MMS, better audio, and better battery life). The first two have hardware switches, the last is controllable by software I somewhat trust. All three have significant caveats. Once 1 or 2 work properly as phones (don't even need Android apps), I'll switch.
Obligatory: Librem 5 and their entire company is a scam. Louis Rossmann talked about it.
Yup, but that doesn't change how much I trust the hardware. I'm never going to buy from them, but I do think their phone hardware is decent. If I buy a Linux phone, it'll be a PinePhone.
Purism is slowly correcting course regarding refund policies, but meaningful improvements take time. Also, the letter from "Purism" to Rossmann came from a Purism volunteer who had no authority to publicly represent the company.
The Librem 5 offers hardware killswitches on the side of the phone, and the Pinephone offers hardware killswitches in the rear of the device after removing the backplate.
there used to be phones with pop-up cameras for a year or two.