What is the possibility of application's spying on us , through the smartphone's features?

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wht is the possibility of application's spying on us , through the smartphone's features !!!

Is there a danger from any kind of applications that may be installed , and they may spy on me,, like recording the conversations or front cam recording video automatically? and sending to whatever??? could this possibly happen???

 

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[Aquila]

Re: wht is the possibility of application's spying on us , through the smartphone's features !!!

If you give an app permission to use hardware features, they can use hardware features. That is why it is a good idea to only install apps you need and trust the developers of, read reviews and pay attention to the permissions that you're granting.