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Fourth paragraph of the article explains it: > This functionality is not happening surreptitiously, as the app requests access to the microphone and geolocatio
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
Fourth paragraph of the article explains it:
> This functionality is not happening surreptitiously, as the app requests access to the microphone and geolocation service—it does not rely on a vulnerability to access these components without explicit permission
Users had to have the app open and grant the permission. They weren’t recording secretly in the background.
- reginold 5y agoedit: ah yes, I was wrong here, they were disclosing Here's a better article on this: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-one-spanish-soccer-app-uses-surveillance-on-its-own-users-to-fight-piracy/ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-one-spanish-soccer-...