You have to wonder if it is over engineering, or a resolution for something they've discovered from shipping so many phones. I wouldn't think of the camera as a security vector, but maybe Apple thinks it is?
The camera and mic are generally regarded as security sensitive because of the possibility that they can be used to surveil. That’s why it’s a selling point to have physical hardware or hardware-bound controls or indicators that can’t be bypassed by the OS.
TheNewsIsHere|11 months ago