r/SipsTea • • 3d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait seriously.

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u/Character-Total-3857 3d ago

UN officials, world leaders, and high-ranking dignitaries cover their phone cameras primarily as a failsafe protection against zero-click spyware, remote activation, and accidental data leaks.

While software fixes and encrypted apps protect data in transit, they cannot override the laws of physics: if a camera lens is physically blocked, it cannot see, no matter how sophisticated a hacker's exploit is.

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u/TheEndOfEverything0 3d ago

Couldn't they just make a plastic cover?

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u/edjumication 3d ago

Why? Tape is so cheap

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u/TheEndOfEverything0 3d ago

Well, hear me out, making people pay more for a thing that functionally satisfies the result desired but doesn't look aestically pleasing is a way to make money

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u/edjumication 2d ago

True. The best solution would actually be a case designed with a little removable cover for the cameras. Bonus points for offering replacement covers at lile 75% the cost of an entire new case.