Post #2438392
2026-02-06 10:52 UTC
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@Slater450413@infosec.exchange 2026-02-06 11:21
@mattesilver@101010.pl yeah, can't say I agree with that. I get the privacy flap causing Helpdesk issues trade off. OK, it's not the choice I'd prefer personally but I accept its probably necessary but to have an activity light right there and not use it is an.... odd choice. The framerate drop suggests they're on the same interface, so just using literal power draw when it wakes up to activate the LED would all it needs. Having said all that, I'm hardly outraged. I'm sure there are people out there whom actually need this kinda privacy and subsequently, this info is now available. So good luck to them. The extent of it to me was "oh cool" (plays around with it for 20mins) followed by "hmmm, I should probably wear pants more often around the house if the laptop is running in the same room". Out of this thread I've now learned that the experience is not even consistent across Lenovo product range. Won't stop me buying them in the future but I'll probably change my habits and expectations around privacy switches.