Comment on Hundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphones

JATtho@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• FMT99@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Just install an OS that allows per-app microphone permissions. I’m running LineageOS and I can tell it for example to only allow Whatsapp mic access when I actively open the app. Actually according to the article, the same can be done on plain Android too.

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• Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You could remove the mic and pretend it’s a modern iPod 😁

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  • JATtho@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nah, I’m not that paranoid and I need the mic for calls.

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