Re: [PLUG] The end of privacy as we know it?

The microphone driver should be a kernel module. If you are on a Linux computer you can take the nuclear option and use rmmod to remove the kernel module if you don't need the microphone.

Michael Lazin

.. τὸ γὰρ αὐτὸ νοεῖν ἐστίν τε καὶ εἶναι.

On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM Wayne via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

Tape won't work, the mics are far too sensitive.

If you're using Pulse Audio, this may work as an attempt to disable the mic electrically.

pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ 1 # mute
pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ 0 # unmute

On 6/13/25 12:27 PM, Walt Mankowski via plug wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 02:50:13PM -0400, Casey Bralla via plug wrote:
>> But it seems to me that enclosing the laptop in a Faraday cage would solve
>> this problem. Such a cage could be built-in to the laptop at manufacture.
>
> It seems to me that might hurt your WiFi performance. :) Maybe it
> would be easier to cover the microphone inputs. Maybe even some scotch
> tape would work?
>
> Walt
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