Can cell phones hear you even when they’re turned off? – MonitorExpresso.com

World. At the ETHICOMP international meeting, an event in which 68 experts from 15 countries met at the Spanish University of La Rioja to talk about the ethical and social impact of ICTs, Juan Carlos Yáñez-Luna warned that cell phones can listen to conversations, even when they are turned off. The expert said that the battery of cell phones is what helps make it possible.” The key is in the battery of the phones, as it allows you to hear or view all the information contained in the mobile phone, even if it is turned off.” He notes that it’s hard to know which apps can see or listen to conversations when devices are turned off, as “everything is stored at one point.” In addition, he said that it is important to avoid giving information to the platforms or applications that are installed on the device, especially due to the progress that artificial intelligence (AI) has made. Tip to prevent apps from accessing your microphone
-Open “Settings” on your phone and go to “Privacy”.
-From this menu, you will be able to disable microphone access for all applications with the “Microphone Access” option.
-To change this parameter, click on “Permissions Manager”.
-Click on Microphone, at the bottom you will see which applications have access to it.
-Tap on each of the apps and three options will appear: “Allow only while using the app”, “Always ask” or “Don’t allow”. Choose the latter option. 

Original source in Spanish