Beware with a mobile apps that asks permission to microphone access

News24xx.com -  A mobile app often asks permission to gain access on a smartphone from gallery, location, to camera. 

The applications for permission to access are already frequently found in various applications. 

So, how if the function that you want to access is a microphone?

So, for those who find microphone permission apps from an app, you should be cautious, because there is a potential that the application intends to spy on its users.

La Liga - The Spanish Soccer League, an app for Spanish League football fans, is known to use microphone access to hear the atmosphere around the user while they was watching the game. And access to the microphone was coupled with GPS location to get results as you wish.

  
As quoted from TechCrunch, on Saturday, June 16 2018, the management of La Liga has already raised talk about the problem. 

According to the Spanish league, they have an obligation to protect the club and its fans,  from unlicensed broadcasting that has scattered in public places.

These activities, according to the La Liga, make them lose about 150 million euros each year.

In addition, they also mentioned that the feature only applies to apps for Android-based devices that only available on the Google Play Store.

They claimed that the activity was only active on June 8 and only done in Spain although other countries including Indonesia, can to download the application in the Play Store.

 

 

 

 

 

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