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You're muted... or are you? Videoconferencing apps may listen even when mic is off

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April 11, 2022, 6:25 p.m. |

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Kassem Fawaz's brother was on a videoconference with the microphone muted when he noticed that the microphone light was still on—indicating, inexplicably, that his microphone was being accessed.

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