This is a mountain out of a mole hill. All of the video conference apps I've been on (like Zoom and Teams) are very clear that they don't give up the mic when t

This is a mountain out of a mole hill. All of the video conference apps I've been on (like Zoom and Teams) are very clear that they don't give up the mic when they mute. They are simply not sending your audio. The apps even give you a helpful message on screen when you make noise but are muted. The "Trying to talk? You're muted!" type of message. How else would they get that other than to be monitoring the mic constantly? Also there is a big difference between having the mic, listening for consistent sound above a certain level.... and actually doing something with it.