July 16, 2022, 3:29 p.m. | /u/jankies11

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Looking for something to essentially physically block the mic in my lenovo t14 provided by my job, sometimes I’d like to leave it on, lid closed, but I noticed the mic array still picks up a lot of audio its very sensitive. Even using a piece of tape does nothing, putting a normal bath towel over the laptop, lid closed, tape on mic holes, it picks up clear voice.

I use a separate mic with a hardware switch, so blocking …

blocking laptop mic privacy sound

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