The point is that your mic is 'hot' if you don't turn the volume all the way down. You don't need root access to run 'sox' or other audio capturing scripts. Ver

The point is that your mic is 'hot' if you don't turn the volume all the way down. You don't need root access to run 'sox' or other audio capturing scripts. Very easy to eavesdrop, as this Shazam example illustrates.