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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by pengaru on Friday April 03, 2020 @01:55PM (#22772184)
> they still come out and make amazing little features like this one that nobody thought to ask for

Privacy/security-conscious computer users have been asking for user-controlled hardware switches on such peripherals from the moment they were shipped integrated into the device.

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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by pc86 on Friday April 03, 2020 @02:07PM (#22772309)
> Privacy/security-conscious computer users

So, in the grand scheme of things, "nobody" is an accurate description. Most people don't care about a hardware disconnect for their microphone, even if they should.

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Re:Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad by _bxg1 on Friday April 03, 2020 @02:31PM (#22772565)
Right, and Apple isn't a niche hyper-secure laptop company, they just (sometimes) put good features in their mainstream products that their customers may not even know they want.
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