Facebook (now known as Meta) has vehemently denied claims that its WhatsApp messaging service persistently accesses smartphone microphones to snoop on users, even when the app is not active, attributing the issue to an Android bug.
Further clarifying its position, WhatsApp said that it can only access the microphone with the user’s consent, for example, “when a user is making a call or recording a voice note or video.” The business stressed that “These communications are protected by end-to-end encryption so WhatsApp cannot hear them.”Go to your Android phone’s settings.If you want to block all apps from using your mic, you can toggle off microphone access.
Elon Musk’s criticism of Facebook’s platforms comes as he seems to be positioning Twitter as a potential WhatsApp competitor by promising to add voice and video calls as well as encryption for Twitter direct messages.
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