Lid controller hub

A system comprising:

• a base;
• a lid coupled to the base via a hinge;
• a host system-on-chip (SoC) in the base;
• a user-facing camera in the lid;
• a privacy switch;
• a privacy indicator comprising a multicolor light emitting diode (LED):
• a location module;
• a controller hub in the lid, the controller hub comprising circuitry coupled to the user-facing camera and the privacy switch, wherein the circuitry is to control a state of the privacy switch based at least in part on location information obtained from the location module and to control access by the SoC to data from the user-facing camera based on the state of the privacy switch, wherein the circuitry is to:
• when the privacy switch state is in a first state:
• block data from the user-facing camera from being passed to the host SoC;
• and
• cause the privacy indicator to emit a first color;
• and
• when the privacy switch state is in a second state:
• allow data from the user-facing camera or information about the data from the user-facing camera to be passed to the host SoC;
• and
• cause the privacy indicator to emit a second color.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed by a machine, are to:

• access a privacy switch state for a user device, the privacy state based at least in part on location information from a location module of the user device;
• control access by a host system-on-chip (SoC) of the user device to data from a user-facing camera of the user device based on the privacy switch state, wherein:
• when the privacy switch state is in a first state, the instructions are to:
• block data from the user-facing camera from being passed to the host SoC;
• and
• cause a privacy indicator of the user device to emit a first color indication;
• and
• when the privacy switch state is in a second state, the instructions are to:
• allow data from the user-facing camera or information about the data from the user-facing camera to be passed to the host SoC;
• and
• cause the privacy indicator of the user device to emit a second color indication.