How do I review which websites can use my camera or microphone?

Check the saved permissions in your browser’s settings. In desktop Chrome, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings, then open Camera and Microphone separately. Those pages let you review allowed and blocked sites and change or remove a site’s permission. [S1]

In Firefox, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Permissions. Camera and Microphone have separate settings listing websites with saved Allow or Block permissions; you can change or remove a site’s permission there. [S2]

Review Camera and Microphone as two separate lists. For each allowed site, decide whether you still want it to have that permission. If not, change or remove its access using the controls in the settings area. You can also review blocked sites; Chrome’s settings include both allowed and blocked sites. [S1]

For example, if [video.example] appears in the camera list and you no longer want it to have permission, change or remove its access. The name is a placeholder, not a recommendation to visit a site. Check the site name before changing a permission, especially if you are unsure why it is listed.

No. A saved permission tells you about browser access, not whether recording happened at a particular moment. Google notes that an allowed Chrome site can start recording while you are on that site, but the permission setting alone does not establish that recording is happening now. [S1] Firefox’s saved permission list is also not a report of active recording. [S2]

For the current Firefox site, the address-bar permissions panel shows relevant permission statuses. Use Settings > Privacy & Security > Permissions for the broader saved-permission review. Neither view proves that recording is or is not happening. [S2]

A work or school administrator may manage Chrome’s camera and microphone settings. If that applies, ask the organization’s administrator how the setting is managed. [S1]

For a routine, use these steps in each browser:

1. Open its site-permission settings.
2. Review Camera and Microphone separately.
3. For each allowed site, decide whether you still want to allow access; change or remove permissions you no longer want.
4. Review blocked entries too, if available, and check a site’s name before changing its permission.
5. In Firefox, use the address-bar panel for the current site and settings for the broader saved-permission review. [S2]
6. Treat permission lists as access controls, not proof of active or past recording. [S1] [S2]

If helpful, note your review decision: Browser: [name] | Permission: [Camera/Microphone] | Site: [placeholder] | Decision: [keep/change/remove] | Date checked: [date]. This records your decision, not recording activity.