Apple's very first camera accessory, the iSight camera, had a physical iris that you could open and close for privacy: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50

Apple's very first camera accessory, the iSight camera, had a physical iris that you could open and close for privacy: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50271a61c4aab6c54f9af5ee/t/531cc540e4b0b17f9741989f/1394394435408/DSC06402.jpg?format=1500w http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50271a61c4aab6c54f9af5... I thought that was beautiful UI, since you knew that the lens was being blocked; you didn't have to trust that the software/firmware was doing the right thing.