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X adds video calling — and lets strangers ring you: Turned on by default, tool lets anyone you follow potentially call you up (www.independent.co.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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X adds video calling — and lets strangers ring you: Turned on by default, tool lets anyone you follow potentially call you up::Turned on by default, tool lets anyone you follow potentially call you up

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

My bet is this isn’t really about people calling each other, but more about exTwitter having access to users’ microphones and cameras and is turned on by default.