Re:Ask HN: Is anyone monitoring popular apps to check if the...
by reginold on Sunday September 19, 2021 @11:48AM
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edit: ah yes, I was wrong here, they were disclosing
Here's a better article on this: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-one-spanish-soccer-...
> This functionality is not happening surreptitiously, as the app requests access to the microphone and geolocation service—it does not rely on a vulnerability to access these components without explicit permission
Users had to have the app open and grant the permission. They weren’t recording secretly in the background.