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Why your laptop's always-listening microphone should be as easy to block as your webcam |
June 28, 2019
If computer privacy is critical enough that many laptops now include a physical webcam shutter, why can't you do the same for the microphone?It’s a question that PC makers should be asking themselves. Some, like Dell, say they’re working on a solution. But for whatever reason, reassuring customers that their conversations aren’t being monitored doesn’t seem to be a high priority, especially with consumer laptops. Fortunately, one recent model from HP signals a way forward. Amazon and Google
We now live in an era where we demand always-on connected services, and yet we’re terrified that someone else is listening.To read this article in full, please click here
Link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3393254/computer-privacy-why-your-laptops-microphone-should-be-easier-to-block.html#tk.rss_all
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