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 ...

With its latest app, millennial-focused publisher Mic said it’s hoping to give you a full newsreading experience from your iPhone lockscreen. So after you’ve set things up, you’ll start getting ...

WORRIED that an app is secretly listening to you through your microphone? Chances are that you’re probably not being spied on – but there’s a very easy way to check. Of course your iPhone will show an ...

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, ...

When you are temporarily away from your desk to get things done during a video conference or voice chat, you may want to mute the microphone to prevent extra voice from reaching the other party.

You might notice in iOS 14 that the microphone indicator light is present even when you've muted yourself in an app. Apple says you shouldn't be concerned, as the indicator may remain active because ...

In a viral post, a user claimed that WhatsApp was listening through smartphone's microphone even when the app was not in use, raising serious privacy concerns. The instant messaging application has ...

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 ...