i assume the LEDs suggested by the parent are for the protection of the device's owner. for your use case, you might consider tape that's the same color as the

i assume the LEDs suggested by the parent are for the protection of the device's owner. for your use case, you might consider tape that's the same color as the material surrounding the light. though, that'd be a huge inconvenience to apply in the heat of the moment, and it'd somewhat defeat the purpose of an easy indicator if you had to peel it back every time you wanted to check the light. though... you might also worry about recording when it's in your pocket, in which case you'd still have to pull it out to look at it. i know that police will often try to interfere with recording despite the legal precedents, but it seems pretty well accepted at this point that recording police activity is completely lawful as long as you're not interfering with said activity. again, i know police have blatantly disregarded that in practice, but it's something. oh, another low tech option for surreptitious recording: finger over the light. still gotta remember to do it, but again, it's something.