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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by threeseed on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @01:13PM (#35058864)
> a feature which is available for WiFi

I am not able to disable WiFi from the login screen.

I think it would be a horrendous decision to allow random people to do this.

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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by gligorot on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:33PM (#35072037)
All this is available on an iPhone, including wifi, cellular, bluetooth, airplane mode, hotspot and airdrop control.

But maybe that’s beside the point, I’m interested why you see this as a bad thing?

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