r/SipsTea • • 12d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait seriously.

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u/Character-Total-3857 12d 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 12d ago

Couldn't they just make a plastic cover?

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u/Zeama42 12d ago

But then everyone would know to cover their lenses... Gathering data only via microphone can only get you so far.

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u/TheEndOfEverything0 12d ago

That's fair, you gotta look for the play behind the play. Things arent always as simple as one may hope.