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by tomkinstinch 4862 days ago
There's always the low tech solution: place a circle of electrical tape over the lens. Disconnecting the microphone and GPSr would be more involved, but without them the functionality is greatly reduced so maybe that's moot.

FWIW, opaque tape over the lens is the method the NSA recommends for securing the cameras on iOS devices and laptops:

http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/applemac/Apple_iOS_5_Guide.p...

http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/macosx_hardening_tip...