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Microphone access on a mac randomly enabled

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Brian
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macOS will randomly indicate that Firefox has activated the microphone even when there are no websites open which should require this access. (Screenshot attached.)

I do use Google Meet frequently, which is allowed to access my webcam and mic. When this issue occurs, my workaround has been to start and end a meeting to shut off the mic access. But this issue does not only occur after a Google Meet session.

I have not been able to find any other users experiencing this issue in forums.

Firefox 131.0.3 (aarch64) macOS Sequoia 15.0.1

macOS will randomly indicate that Firefox has activated the microphone even when there are no websites open which should require this access. (Screenshot attached.) I do use Google Meet frequently, which is allowed to access my webcam and mic. When this issue occurs, my workaround has been to start and end a meeting to shut off the mic access. But this issue does not only occur after a Google Meet session. I have not been able to find any other users experiencing this issue in forums. Firefox 131.0.3 (aarch64) macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
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