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loztriforce t1_jad4p71 wrote

An under-display camera is really cool but also a creepy thought for security/privacy moving forward. If the tech gets integrated into the standard TV/display, no more putting tape over the lens or being able to easily spot where a camera is.

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HermanCainAward t1_jadn23w wrote

I suppose, but how many people are truly taping their phone’s cameras?

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loztriforce t1_jadpgqz wrote

I'm speaking more to how the tech may be applied to other devices in the future, like to PC monitors or TVs

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HermanCainAward t1_jadswb8 wrote

But how’s it different? It’s already built in.

Many tvs already have this tech. I don’t see it as much of an issue with monitors (many have a physical cover for this very reason). The real reason for ‘hiding’ the camera isn’t to make it easier to spy on us (they can do that already, if that was the goal), it’s instead to give the screen full coverage, without any dynamic islands or cutouts, etc.

I get your point, but we’re already past the privacy possibility, now it’s a matter of aesthetics.

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Kionera t1_jadlg9v wrote

If anything an under-display camera would be even better for privacy, since the pixels in front of the camera would need to be turned off for there to be any sort of image quality, so having the display on acts as a privacy shield for the camera.

So what if the display is off you say? Then you can still spot the lens easily as if it’s just a regular camera. Just cover it up when you’re done using the display and it’s pretty much permanently blocked.

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TropicalBacon t1_jadnykl wrote

That’s with the under display cameras of today. With AI post processing and the work to get more space between pixels, it’ll become seamless.

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Grow_Beyond t1_jae4pto wrote

Tin foil still works as good as it ever did, though.

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