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Until they require face-ID. Then another percentage of people will not bother to block the camera.

For those calling the 1984 references over the top fear mongering, I'd just ask one question: Why does Microsoft even care about users having a camera? When you answer that, I'd probably respond with "Nope, not a strong enough reason to be a requirement for Windows, try again." Rinse and and repeat. It's happening in China, it's happening at Amazon...

Face ID won't be a requirement. It's impossible

> Until they require face-ID.

That's the next logical step, for "security", of course.

Or plastic camera sliders that stick perfectly within the black part of a macbook pro screen (or similar I'm guessing). Only a few dollars on Amazon.

Putting tape on camera's leaves residue and we all get stuck in Zoom calls these days.

> residue

Put a small piece of clean paper over the lens to protect it, then tape over that.

blue or green masking tape works great - dirt cheap and designed to pull off cleanly. I've had some on my macbook camera for going on 8 years now - pulls off for zoom calls and then goes straight back on.

Can't a laptop identify themselves as desktop?

Or if you can, physically removing the camera - but then, will Windows complain? :)