@lebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.comexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down146cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.com@lebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square149fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-square@SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoIt’s probably bypassable too. And, anytime the microphone is used, you have no idea the multiple extents that data is being used for.
minus-square@mrvictory1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoafaik Android System Intelligence and apps using that will not show the mic icon
minus-square@poopkins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoApps can use the microphone in secret and there’s no way to know when they’re using the microphone? This is a major security flaw in Android!
It’s probably bypassable too. And, anytime the microphone is used, you have no idea the multiple extents that data is being used for.
afaik Android System Intelligence and apps using that will not show the mic icon
Apps can use the microphone in secret and there’s no way to know when they’re using the microphone? This is a major security flaw in Android!