Microphone Privacy Controls

The cluster focuses on concerns about unauthorized microphone access and eavesdropping, with discussions advocating hardware switches, physical mutes, app permission checks, and indicators to securely disable mics over software toggles.

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Sample Comments

gbrown Oct 12, 2020 View on HN

Get a microphone with a physical mute button, or see if you can configure “push to talk”.

chgs Nov 27, 2024 View on HN

Hardware switch in line with the microphone. Can’t be turned on behind my back.

lmz Oct 16, 2018 View on HN

Can't you just block the mic somehow?

j45 Jan 12, 2024 View on HN

Even with the microphone switch turned off?

sarcasmatwork Feb 1, 2020 View on HN

They are listening via mic. Check permissions for your apps and disable mic.

vbezhenar Nov 5, 2018 View on HN

This might prevent Apple from eavesdropping on your microphone.

fredzel Jun 25, 2021 View on HN

It's about muting mic, not speakers

dnh44 Apr 3, 2020 View on HN

You can get that functionality with Microsnitch. It works for the microphone too.

beeboop Dec 19, 2021 View on HN

this is why we need hardware switches for microphones

next_xibalba Jun 29, 2024 View on HN

Couldn’t it just shut off input from the mic while speaking?