> With that being said, if you really care about privacy, consider getting a hardware mute microphone. But still consider using both software and hardware mute

> With that being said, if you really care about privacy, consider getting a hardware mute microphone. But still consider using both software and hardware mutes. I was on a sales call years ago and activated the hardware mute. While one of our salespeople was talking I groaned out loud, and the call suddenly went silent. Somehow the hardware mute had failed, despite the light being lit.