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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by Sunspark on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @08:23PM (#30267403)
They do? Ugh.. hopefully not continuous emitting of pulses.. I can hear some ultrasonics due to my cochlear implant, and it's been really annoying how these days Lutron is selling motion detectors that use both ultrasonics and IR. They like to buzz, even when people are already in the room.
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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by vorpalhex on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @10:25PM (#30268384)
Have you contacted Lutron at all? Or your implant manufacturer? Something seems out of alignment.
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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by Sunspark on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:13PM (#30268718)
I contacted the implant manufacturer when I became aware of the issue.. apparently there is even a warning that ultrasonics can damage it.. but it's not clear to me if that's just legalese or if it's actually a clear and present danger.

I haven't contacted Lutron yet which is bad of me, and I really should do that, but I don't think they would care since the amount of people who can identify that there's a problem with their devices is small.

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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by spoonjim on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:09AM (#30269087)
Lutron may not care about you but they may care about an article in the news about how their products are harming people.
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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by dotancohen on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @02:42AM (#30270032)
Today disability is an issue that is taken seriously. If Lutron's technology is affecting your disability then you should absolutely contact them, and barring a satisfactory solution you might even get aggressive with them. They cannot hurt you, arguing that people like you are rare.
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Re:Why is the Zoom app listening on my microphone when not i... by voakbasda on Saturday February 12, 2022 @01:42PM (#30315118)
Anxiety can be classified as a disability. Does that mean you can’t make someone anxious? That would be fun to see enforced.
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