WhatsApp using camera permissions unexpectedly

[Minister of kek]

I was using WhatsApp normally, I wasn't taking photos to send to people or anything like that, and yet I got a notification saying that WhatsApp was detected using camera permissions. Should I be worried? Is this happening to anyone else? (I have the latest version of Android on a note 9 if that's important)
What can I do to stop this from happening again, other than completely disabling camera permissions?

 

[akescpt]

did you check the permissions required upon installation. andorid apps ask for crazy permissions.one area where i prefer ios. you have to grant an app permission. it gets installed with no special permissions initially.

 

[irBosOtter]

Switch off App permission monitoring then it will stop showing that

 

[irBosOtter]

LOL

Yeah suppose I could have said disable camera access lol

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Jesus...the schit people worry about....

Maybe stop taking naked selfies, then one doesn't have to worry about your dickpicks appearing on your WhatsApp profile...or whatever it is you're worrying about.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

You probably just swiped right on your chat screen a tiny bit which would have started the Watsapp camera for a second.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Like this

See on the left its been moved just a tiny bit but the camera is already running, this happens if you swipe anything but 100% 90 degrees up, I noticed it because my camera makes a audible click when its turned on