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my ideapad has a native physical webcam cover. no idea why this isn't universal standard

• ragnese 2y ago
  Eh. If it's not a physical power-disconnect switch, one could imagine it still being able to record audio, which still sucks.
  • delecti 2y ago
    That's how it works on my work-provided HP laptop. The physical switch is only an opaque block on the camera.
  • lxgr 2y ago
    The microphone is usually not part of the camera assembly in modern laptops. And there is usually more than one. For example, recent Macbooks have three, as far as I know.
    • ragnese 2y ago
      Oh, bummer. I definitely had assumed that they were a single "device".