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 ...

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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 ...

This morning, Millennial-focused news organization Mic released its first mobile app. Named "MicCheck," the app shows users a curated stream of stories, from both Mic and other news sites. In some ...

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 ...

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 ...

Warriors fan LaTisha Satchell’s lawsuit is alleging that the app turned on the phone microphone and kept it on, gathering audio recordings that were sent back to the Warriors and another tech company.

JBL has unveiled the Sense Pro and Sense Lite open-ear TWS earphones at CES 2026. Both use air-conduction audio, support four microphones, touch controls, the JBL Headphones app, and Google Fast Pair.