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



> > >>> 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. :-)
> 
> Just because I am paranoid, that does not mean they are not, in fact, after 
> me.
> 
> However, this seems like a pretty thin hoax to me. On phones, however, this 
> can and is being done.

True, but phones at least have audio input capability. :)

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