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minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·edit-224 hours agoDidn’t Fairphone or some other Linux phone maker include switches in some relatively recent model? EDIT: According to (embarrassed for having to mention source) Google’s AI summary, yes: Murena 2: Features a dedicated physical privacy switch that physically cuts the circuit for the microphone and camera. Purism Librem 5: Offers physical toggle switches on the side of the phone to mechanically sever power to the microphone, camera, and baseband. Pine64 PinePhone: Includes built-in hardware DIP switches under the back cover that allow you to completely disconnect the mic, cameras, and modems.
minus-squareJohnDarlen@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 hours agoMan at least use some open source or European AI, like Qwen, Deepseek, Mistral.
minus-squarekrigo666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·23 hours agoI have /e/OS on my Fairphone 6 and the switch turns off camera and microphone. Of course this is software, but better than nothing.
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·23 hours agoOnly marginally, IMHO - software is vulnerable to remote hacks, but physically breaking the electrical connection is pretty effing hard to overcome remotely.
Didn’t Fairphone or some other Linux phone maker include switches in some relatively recent model?
EDIT: According to (embarrassed for having to mention source) Google’s AI summary, yes:
Murena 2: Features a dedicated physical privacy switch that physically cuts the circuit for the microphone and camera.
Purism Librem 5: Offers physical toggle switches on the side of the phone to mechanically sever power to the microphone, camera, and baseband.
Pine64 PinePhone: Includes built-in hardware DIP switches under the back cover that allow you to completely disconnect the mic, cameras, and modems.
Is that true?
Man at least use some open source or European AI, like Qwen, Deepseek, Mistral.
I have /e/OS on my Fairphone 6 and the switch turns off camera and microphone. Of course this is software, but better than nothing.
Only marginally, IMHO - software is vulnerable to remote hacks, but physically breaking the electrical connection is pretty effing hard to overcome remotely.