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I love this idea and would pay extra for a phone with hardware switches for camera and mic! Then again, I'd also buy a phone that had no camera but that is dam

I love this idea and would pay extra for a phone with hardware switches for camera and mic! Then again, I'd also buy a phone that had no camera but that is damn near impossible today.

tkifnn 7y ago
Most smartphones are easy to take apart and remove the camera.
- avian 7y ago
  I just stick a piece of black tape over it. It doesn't even void the warranty.
  - toddmorey 7y ago
    Audio is harder to solve for and may be even more invasive to personal privacy.
    - drewbug 7y ago
      at that point it's just basically a Pocket PC
      - alpaca128 7y ago
        You can always just connect a headset when needed. With an audio jack this would be fast enough to do quickly for incoming calls.
sjustinas 7y ago
Librem 5 has kill switches for camera, audio and data. https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/