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minus-squareichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoHardware switches physically cut power to the device in question and you can take it apart and verify. There is no trust involved.
minus-squareI<3HEATPUMPS@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago99.999% will not take it apart and verify. They will just “nice, a physical switch”. There is a lot of trust involved.
minus-square𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 *𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSure beats literally no protection which is what most laptops have. I have a switch and sometimes forget it’s off and my webcam/mic definitely don’t work, on any OS.
Hardware switches physically cut power to the device in question and you can take it apart and verify. There is no trust involved.
99.999% will not take it apart and verify. They will just “nice, a physical switch”. There is a lot of trust involved.
Sure beats literally no protection which is what most laptops have. I have a switch and sometimes forget it’s off and my webcam/mic definitely don’t work, on any OS.