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[โ€“] culpritus@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Got a new Android phone recently, and there is now a setting to block mic and camera (one for each) at the OS. Not sure how much I trust it, but I would think this is related to these kinds of app permissions running wild.

[โ€“] Chronicon@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

some version of this has been a thing for ages. What almost everyone is saying and implying is that they don't work or are being bypassed. Not sure if I believe that, but phones are literally built to spy on us so it's happening one way or another