Today on Bud’s #WeeklyGeekOut . . . your videoconferencing app may not stop listening when you hit mute. =) webmeister Bud
Read more in this PDF: Are you really muted? A privacy analysis of mute buttons in video conferencing apps which, admittedly, is a little dry and techy, so . . .
Here’s a good summary from the Uniersity of Wisconsin-Madison: You’re muted — or are you? Videoconferencing apps may listen even when mic is off.
Finally, a solid article from BleepingComputer, to whom WebEx responded re: their transmitting of mic telemetry while on mute: Mute button in conferencing apps may not actually mute your mic.
