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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Cover all cameras on all devices.

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours 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 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours 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 1 points 49 minutes 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 -1 points 10 hours ago

Classic missing the thread deliberately for internet clout

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

What about my cameras?