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But now you have to trust the switch to really deactivate the mic. I'm a recursive paranoiac !
by jmnicolas 9y ago
But now you have to trust the switch to really deactivate the mic. I'm a recursive paranoiac !
- detaro 9y agoAt least you only need to verify a switch once, it won't be compromised by software changes.
- squarefoot 9y agoAssuming the switch does really cut the mic signal and doesn't instead act on a i/o pin which calls a function to disable the mic input. The second solution would be hackable.
- cjbprime 9y agoThe usual* way to handle this is to have a small LED next to the mic/camera that shows when it's on -- and have it wired up to the device in series, such that it's software-impossible for the device to be powered without the light being on. *: it's what we did on the One Laptop Per Child laptop, and I'm sure others have too.
- tmzt 9y agoThank you for inventing the netbook and showing the ODMs how to make low cost PC notebooks. Any idea where to get a CLI-from-boot notebook for teaching kids programming and encouraging a hacker ethic?
- cjbprime 9y agoThanks for the kind words! I haven't used it personally, but a programmer in my Twitter feed recommended this one that they've been using with their kids recently. (I don't think there's a heavy emphasis on CLI.) https://tksstgiftguide.tumblr.com/post/167274832422/our-kids-use-their-2016-kano-computer-kit-all-the https://tksstgiftguide.tumblr.com/post/167274832422/our-kids...