Re: Google Chrome and Open-Source derivative listening to me without my approval

[Stuart Longland <stuartl@longlandclan.yi.org>]

On 22/06/15 12:38, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 06/21/2015 06:42 PM, John Hasler wrote:
>> Tim Beelen writes:
>>> How do I find out which application is accessing what device?
>>
>> It's all software.  There is no hardware involved at all: they use a
>> virtual device.  It works even when the computer is off.  Doesn't matter
>> if your machine has a microphone or even any audio input capability.
> 
> I would truly like to know how they could manage that.

All it needs is a little sprinkling of paranoia to do its work. :-)

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Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL)

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