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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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Oh look, they're all shitty games that hook people like gambling sites. Whoever would have thought!
But those apps don't use the microphone, or have a plausible excuse to use the microphone, so it's okay!
(This is sarcasm. It's not okay.)