You’re gonna need better sources if you are going to convince anyone that phones are listening to you with mic permission disabled.
I don’t remember saying that. Can you point to where have I said that?
I have mentioned microphone tracking because even when put behind a permission, it is still a concern for apps for which you have allowed microphone access for some reason, often because you didn’t really have a choice.
There are many other problems other than that, though, that I have mentioned but you didn’t address.
That said, I think you know what to do if you are getting your news from the RMS sub. None of these privacy violations, if they exist, would happen to you if you used a Linux phone.
Yeah probably, but this is an Android community, not a Linux one, and OP has had a question on the topic