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TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat secretly activate iPhone microphones in the background

Pro CISO ·

A viral post on X claims that TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat secretly activate iPhone microphones in the background to capture conversations and build ad feeds. The author says an AI coding tool found hundreds of background microphone activations and cached keywords, and that disabling microphone access and background refresh stopped personalized content. The post offers anecdotal evidence only and includes no independent verification, so the technical claims remain unconfirmed.

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