Hundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphones (www.the-independent.com)

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[-] raltoid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

PLEASE SKIM THE ARTICLE BEFORE COMMENTING

Here's the part that most people seemed to miss:

With your permission provided at the time of downloading the app, the ACR software receives short duration audio samples from the microphone on your device.

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