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Re:New Kinect will sense more detail, heartbeat and minuscul... by e1ven on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @11:38AM (#5751535)
I share your concerns, but it's this also true of most laptops?

I keep a piece of tape over my camera, but there is nothing physically blocking the microphone.

Re:New Kinect will sense more detail, heartbeat and minuscul... by uptown on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @12:43PM (#5752040)
One User Script you may want to install prevents the HTML5 voice input from being activated. It'll prevent HTML5-based browser voice-input if that's something you want, but it's worth considering if you don't need that function.

https://userscripts.org/scripts/show/110566