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Why has Firefox used my camera in the background?

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I was using Firefox when I got a notification from my system that Firefox used Camera permission in the background. That's quite unsettling. Why is that?

I was using Firefox when I got a notification from my system that Firefox used Camera permission in the background. That's quite unsettling. Why is that?

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