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True. At the same time, there are pretty solid rules against recording the audio of someone's conversation that would be unambiguously illegal and allow for actual prosecution.

But it's an interesting question: if someone credibly proved that FB was "wiretapping" on such a massive scale, would they get prosecuted? How much could they do in their own defense? Are they so enmeshed that prosecutors wouldn't bother?

Feels like a case of "unstoppable force meets immovable object".



Any app that had microphone permission at all already has your permission to use your microphone.




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