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Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230 (github.com)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/121053

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That hole in the screen is always black, so covering up the hole (and only the hole) won't make you miss a thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah..but usually the the sticker ones with a slide have a space where the cover slides to, and all that space will be over the screen. Unless you want to permanently cover the punch-hole camera.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

or get a phone that you can trust

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Those pretty much don't exist.

Here are the list of phones I trust, in order:

  1. Librem 5
  2. PinePhone
  3. Pixel w/ GrapheneOS

I'm on 3, because 1 & 2 don't function well enough as phones (need reliable MMS, better audio, and better battery life). The first two have hardware switches, the last is controllable by software I somewhat trust. All three have significant caveats. Once 1 or 2 work properly as phones (don't even need Android apps), I'll switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Obligatory: Librem 5 and their entire company is a scam. Louis Rossmann talked about it.

[–] jcs 1 points 4 days ago

Purism is slowly correcting course regarding refund policies, but meaningful improvements take time. Also, the letter from "Purism" to Rossmann came from a Purism volunteer who had no authority to publicly represent the company.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Yup, but that doesn't change how much I trust the hardware. I'm never going to buy from them, but I do think their phone hardware is decent. If I buy a Linux phone, it'll be a PinePhone.