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		WalterBright 15 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Protect Public School Students from Surveillance o... With a separate camera and microphone, I just unplug them when not in use. For the builtin camera, I put a sticker over it. I have zero faith in any software lockouts.

astrobe_ 14 days ago [–]

On a linux-like system, one could block access using file permissions, e.g chmod a-r /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c for a microphone. Probably less easy to do on Android, though.

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