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Even HTML5 web capturing works in a similar way. Once you give an site like Discord access to your microphone or screen it can pretty much access it whenever th
by krisives 9y ago
Even HTML5 web capturing works in a similar way. Once you give an site like Discord access to your microphone or screen it can pretty much access it whenever the page is open - granted it will show a little badge on screen by default.
A lot of users got tired of the on-screen badge being on all the time and probably set it to hidden (very easy to do) so not everyone is actually aware of when an HTML5 application is accessing a microphone/camera/screen.
- danieldk 9y agoA small aside: on the Mac, Micro Snitch [1] can let you know about any app that accesses the mic or webcam. It can use overlays, notifications, and/or just the systray to indicate that an app is using the mic/webcam. It also has an activity log that can you show past use. [1] https://www.obdev.at/products/microsnitch/index.html https://www.obdev.at/products/microsnitch/index.html