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Because you may want to configure it. I close my laptop when it’s attached to an external monitor. The mic should stay on in that instance.

• function_seven 8y ago
  That would defeat the purpose wouldn’t it? Malware would also configure it.
  • dpkonofa 8y ago
    Malware doesn't have access to the T2. Presumably, the T2 is configurable separately from the rest of the hardware or anything else the system would have access to.
    • craftyguy 8y ago
      Unless specifics about the implementation are public, it's safer to say "...until it (malware) does have access to the T2" in response to your comment.
      • bunnycorn 8y ago
        The Secure Enclave has been around since the 2013 and never was infected with malware and it was not for the lack of trying.