FarLine99@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-29 months agoDo Google services have access to the camera/microphone if you don't give this permissions?upload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1173arrow-down1imageDo Google services have access to the camera/microphone if you don't give this permissions?upload.wikimedia.orgFarLine99@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFarLine99@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoYou can’t disable location permission for google services, so that’s obvious. But microphone/camera permissions can be disabled, that’s why I’m wondering.
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-29 months agoYou can even turn off sensors in Androids developer options, but your dialer app for example will still be able to use your microphone As long as the hardware isn’t physically disconnected, you kinda have to assume it can be used and abused.
You can’t disable location permission for google services, so that’s obvious. But microphone/camera permissions can be disabled, that’s why I’m wondering.
You can even turn off sensors in Androids developer options, but your dialer app for example will still be able to use your microphone
As long as the hardware isn’t physically disconnected, you kinda have to assume it can be used and abused.