Not whay if, they can and do and have done for years the only way to stop it is remove phone battery which you may have noticed you can no longer do on most phone since 2012
https://www.cnet.com/news/fbi-taps-cell-phone-mic-as-eavesdropping-tool/
PS love the kek has a long moustache
Russia and US preparing separate resolutions on Syria, at UN.
Hmmm. Will they dove tail. Reporter thinks US res will condemn the gas attack. Russia. What will Russia say?
Thanks!
Only security measure left is to wrap the phone in aluminum foil methinks.
Even then, there’s a back-up battery that kicks in for a time.
You could wrap it in foil or carry it off in a metal case. It may continue to record or do something, but it’s not going to transmit meaningful info when it reconnects.