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Of all the recommendations in this piece, I think the right to be offline is by far the most necessary. I simply do not trust my devices not to track me without
by rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
Of all the recommendations in this piece, I think the right to be offline is by far the most necessary. I simply do not trust my devices not to track me without permission. I have no way of knowing whether or not my mic and webcam are on at any time and if someone in Maryland is staring at my bloodshot eyes staring at the New York Times.
Every Internet-connected device should have a hardware off switch, same for cameras and microphones. I would be interested to hear the opinions of people who disagree.
- tlb 11y agoNot that I disagree overall, but there are good reasons why manufacturers avoid hardware off switches: - ugly - unreliable - confusing UI: you need to know whether it was physically switched off or auto-powered-down to know how to turn it back on Solving some of these, like by designing a better mechanical switch, might push things forward.
- copsarebastards 11y agoTape a piece of tin foil over your webcam.
- forgottenpass 11y agoThere are two groups that put tape over their webcams in large enough numbers for me to casually notice a trend. Grandparents, and people who work in infosec.