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Hundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphones
(www.the-independent.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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I thought Android has a non bypassable green dot in the notification bar when the micro is on ?
Users need to know what this dot means, and some like children or the elderly will likely not understand the ramifications