It certainly is, I have the option to 1) Block the camera and hope the microphone is on mute 2) Hope the camera isn't on and home the microphone isn't on 3) No

It certainly is, I have the option to 1) Block the camera and hope the microphone is on mute 2) Hope the camera isn't on and home the microphone isn't on 3) Not have the mac at all Clearly 1 is better than 2.