I don’t think you’re splitting hairs here. You’re making a very good point. App access to the microphone is controlled by the OS and there are OS provided, user

I don’t think you’re splitting hairs here. You’re making a very good point. App access to the microphone is controlled by the OS and there are OS provided, user-accessible tools that make it clear what apps can use the microphone and when. Meanwhile cloud data access is completely on a “trust me” basis, and plenty of companies have been proven to have abused that trust.