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Re:Even Mark Zuckerberg puts tape over his webcam by alister on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @05:18AM (#11952469)
Indeed. I had a ThinkPad with a physical switch to turn wifi on and off. The OS got into a weird state one day (a driver or OS bug) and I was shocked to discover that wifi was working even though the switch was in the off position.

So even on a ThinkPad, these physical switches are fake, i.e., they are just software settings checked by the OS, and not a hardware override.

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Re:Even Mark Zuckerberg puts tape over his webcam by rhizome on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @06:59PM (#11957717)
Which is why I was glad Lenovo made it possible for me to order my current laptop without a webcam at all. I can just plug one in if I need it.
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