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  • Chrome Bug Can Turn Whole Pages Into Record Buttons For Eavesdroppers

    Chrome Bug Can Turn Whole Pages Into Record Buttons For Eavesdroppers

    We’ve seen eavesdropping issues in Chrome before, like one exploit that lets sites ask for permission to the microphone, and then keeps listening long, long after. But now a new one discovered by Guy Aharonovsky goes a step further: it triggers listening with no permission, even if your microphone is completely disabled.