A new feature coming to Plasma 5.16 is that, when any application accesses the microphone, an icon will pop up in your system tray, showing that something is listening. It doesn't matter whether it is graphical application, a web app or a process started on the command line - the icon will show up alerting you to the fact. You can deactivate your mic with one click and continue plotting at ease.
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