Is this legal? YES- it is totally legal for phones and devices to listen to you. That's because consumers usually give consent when accepting terms and conditions of software updates or app downloads.
Practically? I think the Disney thing that just happened shows that these unilateral T&C impositions and changes need to be challenged in court. Nobody reads them and they can just bury whatever the hell they want in there. It's completely unreasonable.
How do we stop it? Maybe an app that alerts us anytime the video or mic gets turned on?
Practically? I think the Disney thing that just happened shows that these unilateral T&C impositions and changes need to be challenged in court. Nobody reads them and they can just bury whatever the hell they want in there. It's completely unreasonable.