I have no clue. Maybe it’s because not all areas require it. I think it’s only like 3 states that have the law.

Yeah. It was like the second model of the iPhone that had to have it. (It’s all software related.) but yeah all because of creepy people.

Legally they have to have sound that is recognizable to the general public that a camera has taken a photo. It’s not everywhere just some states but because of that it works everywhere. Early on you could turn off the sound and people were using them to take photos in bathrooms and up skirts. Now they have to do a camera sound ( even if you can get around it with headphones).

Depending the picture could be worth a hundred K or more for illegal use