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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You might notice in iOS 14 that the microphone indicator light is present even when you've muted yourself in an app. Apple says you shouldn't be concerned, as the indicator may remain active because ...

When an AirPods microphone stops working, your voice may be silent, muffled, or static on calls/recordings. In most cases, the problem is one of these: ...

That's not the only dodgy snooping attempt it'll reveal either WORRIED that an app is secretly listening to you through your microphone? Chances are that you’re probably not being spied on – but there ...

Back in December we saw Apple approved an app called Quick Snap that allowed users to take pictures with the iPhone using the volume buttons instead of the regular camera icon on screen. As you know, ...

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.

A cybersecurity firm says a popular Android screen recording app that racked up tens of thousands of downloads on Google’s app store subsequently began spying on its users, including by stealing ...