lebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.comexternal-linkmessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down179
arrow-up1478arrow-down1external-linkHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.comlebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square141fedilink
minus-squareSCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·11 hours 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-squarepoopkins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·50 minutes 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!
minus-squaremrvictory1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoafaik Android System Intelligence and apps using that will not show the mic icon
It’s probably bypassable too. And, anytime the microphone is used, you have no idea the multiple extents that data is being used for.
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!
afaik Android System Intelligence and apps using that will not show the mic icon