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Re:When will we get secure desktop OSes? (2018) by chrisseaton on Sunday July 25, 2021 @03:21AM (#27947430)
> The microphone and camera are unplugged when not in use.

Seems really inconvenient to have to physical unplug things when you're not using them. And in laptops and other integrated devices you can't unplug them.

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Re:When will we get secure desktop OSes? (2018) by fsflover on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:02AM (#27947797)
> And in laptops and other integrated devices you can't unplug them.

This is why Purism makes laptops and phones with kill switches: https://puri.sm/security/

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Re:When will we get secure desktop OSes? (2018) by joseluis on Sunday July 25, 2021 @04:45AM (#27947730)
but you can always put small physical switches anywhere in the device to turn them off by hardware.
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