Mic running in the background? WhatsApp says 'it's a bug that mis-attributes information'
The company made the statement in response to a Twitter engineer who tweeted a post with a screenshot showing the microphone usage on his Pixel phone.
Stay updated with breaking news from Foad Dabiri. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The company made the statement in response to a Twitter engineer who tweeted a post with a screenshot showing the microphone usage on his Pixel phone.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the government will look into the issue of WhatsApp allegedly accessing the mic of a user while he was asleep.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday warned Big Tech like Meta-owned WhatsApp over the alleged breach of personal data privacy of users.
WhatsApp was recently blamed of breaching user’s privacy by accessing microphone in the background but the app says it is a bug with Android.
Meta Platforms Inc‘s META instant messaging app, WhatsApp, faced some backlash after Elon Musk stated that the service “cannot be trusted.” What Happened:…