If you’ve ever found yourself wondering why an app is requesting microphone access when there doesn’t seem to be any logical reason why it should need to snoop on the sounds from your surroundings, ...

WORRIED that you’re being watched or followed virtually? There are some important clues to look out for. If you have an ...

Protecting your privacy in the modern age isn’t easy, with everything from app labels to online cookies to think about, but knowing what the apps on your devices are up to has to be one of your top ...

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Every Windows PC has a mic, camera, and location features that aid us in different situations. In this guide, we show you how you can find which apps are using the ...

There's a special scanner that you can set up so you iPhone will show you a list of every time any app tunes into your microphone. Of course your iPhone will show an orange dot at the top of the ...

Keep an eye out for a little dot in the status bar.

Some WhatsApp users on Android have noticed recently that the microphone seems to be in use more than it’s supposed to be, but WhatsApp claims this is a problem on Google’s end rather than its own. It ...

Music-recognizing app Shazam retains access to the Mac's microphone, keeping it in a constant on state, even when Shazam has been turned off. The potentially worrisome feature was discovered by ...

Did you know that the Facebook mobile app likely has access to your smartphone microphone? And recently, a conspiracy theory that the mobile app listens to your conversations for advertising purposes ...

A class action suit filed in San Francisco on Monday claims the Golden State Warriors may know a lot more about you than you think. The suit says that the team's free app, developed by a company ...

This article shows you what you can do if your microphone is not working in Xbox app on Windows 11/10. The affected users reported that the microphone does not work only in the Xbox app. When they ...