Capacitance between turns, specifically. Provides e-field shielding too.

If you’re locked out, there isn’t much to lose.

That’s a big red flag for privacy imo

I would think probably not. Light paths are typically reciprocal, ignoring scattering or dispersion.

In other words, if photons from your body aren’t hitting the camera sensor, how are photons from the laser going to hit the camera?

Unless you have an insane laser that shouldn’t be used outdoors, I doubt there will be damage from an indirect hit.

Whats the coat of labor though?

I bet the charge for covering a camera with tape is a lot less than destruction of property.

Right, that’s what I’m getting at. The heat indeed gets transfered to the outside air.

So, where does that heat go?

Last I checked, a fridge uses the outside air to cool the heat exchanger

If the car isn’t using outside air for cooling, where is the heat going?