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		phs318u on Nov 14, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shazam Keeps Your Mac’s Microphone Always On, Even... This kind of behaviour is what led me to install Micro Snitch [1]. I'm sure there are Windows and Linux equivalents. [1] https://obdev.at/products/microsnitch/index.html

mi100hael on Nov 14, 2016 [–]

The article mentions OverSight [1] which is free.

[1] https://objective-see.com/products/oversight.html

DrScump on Nov 15, 2016 | [–]

Are there Android and/or Windows and/or Linux implementations, or other apps that work similarly?

nitrogen on Nov 15, 2016 | | [–]

Linux has netstat and fuser from the CLI, but they can miss short-lived processes.

  fuser /dev/snd/*

Will list most processes using audio

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