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Re:Launch HN: Sidekick (YC S20) – A hardware device to conne... by giarc on Thursday July 23, 2020 @01:25PM (#23929764)
"camera off but still pingable"

That's called Facetime'ing someone.

Re:Launch HN: Sidekick (YC S20) – A hardware device to conne... by senojretep356 on Thursday July 23, 2020 @07:41PM (#23934037)
Yep or zooming them, or microsoft teaming them.

IBM released a very popular set of working from home guidelines - one of the absolute most important rules is that you never ask an employee to turn on their cameras - it's an invasion of privacy.