r/SipsTea • • 18h ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait seriously.

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u/Character-Total-3857 18h 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 18h ago

Couldn't they just make a plastic cover?

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u/Sharticus123 18h ago

I have wanted a protective case with a slider that covers both cameras for years.

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u/TheEndOfEverything0 18h ago

Ok i know a guy with a 3d printer, ill see if we can cook one up. What model phone you got

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u/Diiagari 17h ago

Spy Fy has been making these sorts of cases for iPhones for years. Other brands are available for Pixels and other phones. Search for “privacy cases” or “phone camera covers”.

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u/MonkeySpanker187 15h ago

that exists lol for tons and tons of phones. They're all over aliexpress and most certainly the iphone ones can be found at like, any mall kiosk ever.

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u/MoneyBeeeee 15h ago

Same! It's rather disturbing that of all the thing we can buy this somehow never pops up...