I just noticed this.  If you have an iphone… look at the bars… y’know…. the signal bars at the top right of the screen.  

Other day just above the bars… I saw a tiny orange dot. Thought it was a little spec of dust and I tried to brush it away… but it was on the screen. 

Maybe you knew this… but that tiny orange dot above the bars…. is the new way that Apple warns you one of your apps is using the microphone. Some app could be listening.

For instance… if you’re on the phone… you get the orange dot.  Buit if you’re not on the phone and you see that orange dot…. that means there’s an app that listening to you.   Could be legit… but if you’re concerned… start closing the apps on your phone one by one til the dot goes away.

Even creepier… is a greet dot.   If you see a green dot up there… it means one of your apps is watching.  It has access to your camera.  Could be facebook… cause you gave permission.  Could be something else.  But if you want privacy… shut apps til the green dot goes away.

And if you have an Android phone…. sorry no dots.  You would have to go to the app store and find one  that warns you about mic and camera useage.  If you don’t download a warning app….   they could be listyening.  Or watching.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.