Over the weekend, Foad Dabiri, an engineer at Twitter, shared a screenshot that revealed microphone usage on his Google Pixel device. In the screenshot, it was evident that WhatsApp was recording audio even when the application was not in use, for a period of up to 26 minutes.
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This finding raised concerns about users' privacy and sparked discussions regarding the app's behavior regarding microphone access. Is it true that WhatsApp can hear everything we're talking about, even when we're sleeping?
Is WhatsApp monitoring users?
The engineer expressed his surprise and concern in a tweet, stating that WhatsApp was using the microphone in the background, even during his sleep and since he woke up in the morning. He questioned the reason for this continued activity and raised doubts about the app's reliability, which led everyone to think of an entirely outlandish possibility.
Dabiri's post caught the attention of Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, who seized the opportunity and boosted the message of mistrust about Meta. He stated that WhatsApp is not as reliable as we think. Musk's response added further backlash to the case and sparked additional discussions about the messaging app's reliability and privacy.
Musk's statement sparked fire among users, as it bet on a moment of fragility for the company's platform. Meta. However, Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, stepped in on the hubbub to clear up the concerns. He indicated that the reported behavior is actually an Android-specific bug, suggesting that WhatsApp is not intentionally spying on its users.
Both WhatsApp and Google have acknowledged that the aforementioned issue is a result of a security flaw affecting Android devices. WhatsApp released a statement on Twitter explaining that it believes it to be a bug in the Android operating system, which is assigning incorrect information in its privacy panel. Both platforms have asked Google to investigate and fix the issue.
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