lebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.comexternal-linkmessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1586arrow-down184
arrow-up1502arrow-down1external-linkHundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphoneswww.the-independent.comlebkuchen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square149linkfedilink
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.worksdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·edit-21 year agoWell these days Android asks for more permissions so I guess it would prevent it in many cases by preventing access to the microphone for apps where you don’t want to allow it…
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agoAndroid also shows an indicator when any app is accessing the microphone or camera now.
minus-square0x0@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agohttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21083 There are probably other exploits around that as well
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhile these bugs happen, they are fixed very quickly, and wouldn’t be used by any marketing agency. Just keep your phone updated.
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoit has always asked for mic permission so no change on that front
Well these days Android asks for more permissions so I guess it would prevent it in many cases by preventing access to the microphone for apps where you don’t want to allow it…
Android also shows an indicator when any app is accessing the microphone or camera now.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21083
There are probably other exploits around that as well
While these bugs happen, they are fixed very quickly, and wouldn’t be used by any marketing agency. Just keep your phone updated.
it has always asked for mic permission so no change on that front