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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Do you go through any physical measures to ensure the privacy of your devices? (leminal.space)

submitted 1 year ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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For example using privacy screen protectors or phone cases with a manual shutter over the camera.

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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (9 children)

font size on the phone is small, both for preference and for a bit more privacy.
protect most apps with fingerprint app lock, in case the phone is stolen unlocked or someone else tries to open another app.
webcam covers. I don't use phone camera covers, but android has privacy indicators that work as "snitches" when apps access the camera or mic. I have something similar for my other computers, at least for the camera.
I would like a hardware toggle for camera and mic on my next laptop, but that narrows down the laptop space too much.

[–] ElGringoLoco@lemmy.donmcgin.com 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure you're already aware, but the framework laptop includes toggles for mic and camera. I'm a big fan of the laptops in general because of the upgradability and ease of repair.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

right, I do have framework in my list of candidates for next laptop

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