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   Bomkatt (bomkatt@ohai.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 23:35:28 JST Bomkatt

   Is there any way to block or muffle the Mic on modern cell phones? Something like the equivalent of throwing tape or a post-it over cameras.

   I know you can put things in faraday bags, but then you can’t use them at all. You used to be able to fool them with a cut-off headphone cord, but no more.

   This seems like a question the Fediverse would enjoy thinking about.

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     valhalla (valhalla@social.gl-como.it)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 23:35:27 JST valhalla

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     @bomkatt there are phones with a switch that disconnect the mic, but afaik they are all niche products

     I suspect that tape over the holes would muffle it a bit, but not completely prevent it from recording intelligible audio.

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     Bomkatt (bomkatt@ohai.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 00:01:10 JST Bomkatt

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     • valhalla

     @valhalla I’m contemplating hacking together some kind of “earmuffs” you could pop on. Like when you cover a child’s ears

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