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by elliekelly 2770 days ago
I believe Apple just did this with their new MacBook & MacBook Pro. Closing the lid physically disengages the microphone.

Edit: Source[1] and also to say that I suppose Apple's solution only gets us halfway to your suggestion. There's still no way to physically disengage the microphone (or Camera, for that matter) when the laptop is open. It's a step in the right direction, at least.

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-macbook-air-and-2018-m...