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Covering up the camera could damage your laptop: Apple (nypost.com)

submitted 4 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Nice try feds.

NYPost I know, but looks like this is real

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (1 children)

Even assuming this is actually true, then WTF Apple? How shitty are your laptops that they can be damaged by a piece of tape?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 years ago (2 children)

A piece of tape is probably fine. In their support doc they say it’s safe to use a cover less than 0.1mm thick. I feel like they’re more worried about something like this:

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago

I feel like a gorilla glass screen and an aluminum chassis should be able to handle that though