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Re:Is your smartphone listening to you? by sametmax on Sunday June 05, 2016 @01:19PM (#11841965)
This is why I got a shutter on m laptop camera. It's mechanicl, and I can see it's on or off. It should be a legal obligation to provide those, for camera and mic.
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Re:Is your smartphone listening to you? by markokrajnc on Sunday June 05, 2016 @01:44PM (#11842094)
Regarding "legal obligation": in some countries the government may be the second main user of your camera and mic - next to you...
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Re:Is your smartphone listening to you? by sametmax on Monday June 06, 2016 @06:17AM (#11845662)
This is sadly true.
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