As far as I can tell, the camera on my new phone can't be set to be silent when it takes a photo. Some time ago I remember this being touted as some kind of security feature, so people can't take photos of you without your knowledge. The trouble is that it's still ridiculously easy to take photos without someone's consent, and if you're quick, they won't even see you with the phone, though they might have heard it.
If your candid photographer is in a crowd, or there's lots of noise around, or they've covered the speaker with heavy tape, then you can't find them or can't hear, so don't know. A system shouldn't be abandoned because it's not perfect, but we should recognise that turning off the anachronistic shutter sound doesn't do much to increase privacy.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - It might do a little.
PPS - But I don't think anyone can do enough to win that battle.
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