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by xenospn 2161 days ago
How do you know if the cameras/microphone are active when you're not using it? You don't.
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chrisseaton 2161 days ago
How do you know that on an iPad? Or any other device in your home?
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christefano 2161 days ago
Camera and microphone indicators have been added to iOS 14: https://9to5mac.com/2020/07/07/ios-14-what-do-the-orange-and...
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chrisseaton 2161 days ago
Right... but I mean they choose whether or not to show those indicators... so why do you trust them to do that?
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EForEndeavour 2161 days ago
I admit this sounds kind of dumb, but... Apple versus some relatively obscure company I just heard about?
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bearcobra 2161 days ago
To clarify, is Zoom or DTEN the company you are referring to?
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EForEndeavour 2160 days ago
DTEN: the lesser known between the two, and the one making the hardware.
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jayd16 2161 days ago
Seeing as it only has one purpose, you could unplug it when its not in use.
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