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Should You Cover Your Laptop Camera When It’s Not in Use? (www.consumerreports.org)
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[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Related, when we were shopping for a smart TV last year, it was so difficult to find one without a microphone... I already don't like my phone having a microphone, why would I put it into my bloody TV...

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I already don’t like my phone having a microphone

A phone without a microphone. A phone... without a microphone... is not a phone.

Can I ask what you use a phone for?

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

by that sentence I obviously meant that the hardware has the ability to listen to me at all times, but I guess it needs to be spelled out

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago

Classic missing the thread deliberately for internet clout