diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemController.kt
index 59118bf3534e2..a46ecaff77190 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemController.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class PrivacyItemController @Inject constructor(
         private const val ALL_INDICATORS =
                 SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.PROPERTY_PERMISSIONS_HUB_ENABLED
         private const val MIC_CAMERA = SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.PROPERTY_MIC_CAMERA_ENABLED
+        private const val DEFAULT_ALL_INDICATORS = false
+        private const val DEFAULT_MIC_CAMERA = true
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -81,12 +83,12 @@ class PrivacyItemController @Inject constructor(
 
     fun isAllIndicatorsEnabled(): Boolean {
         return deviceConfigProxy.getBoolean(DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_PRIVACY,
-                ALL_INDICATORS, false)
+                ALL_INDICATORS, DEFAULT_ALL_INDICATORS)
     }
 
     private fun isMicCameraEnabled(): Boolean {
         return deviceConfigProxy.getBoolean(DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_PRIVACY,
-                MIC_CAMERA, false)
+                MIC_CAMERA, DEFAULT_MIC_CAMERA)
     }
 
     private var currentUserIds = emptyList<Int>()
@@ -118,12 +120,13 @@ class PrivacyItemController @Inject constructor(
 
                     // Running on the ui executor so can iterate on callbacks
                     if (properties.keyset.contains(ALL_INDICATORS)) {
-                        allIndicatorsAvailable = properties.getBoolean(ALL_INDICATORS, false)
+                        allIndicatorsAvailable = properties.getBoolean(ALL_INDICATORS,
+                                DEFAULT_ALL_INDICATORS)
                         callbacks.forEach { it.get()?.onFlagAllChanged(allIndicatorsAvailable) }
                     }
 
                     if (properties.keyset.contains(MIC_CAMERA)) {
-                        micCameraAvailable = properties.getBoolean(MIC_CAMERA, false)
+                        micCameraAvailable = properties.getBoolean(MIC_CAMERA, DEFAULT_MIC_CAMERA)
                         callbacks.forEach { it.get()?.onFlagMicCameraChanged(micCameraAvailable) }
                     }
                     internalUiExecutor.updateListeningState()
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest.kt
index 4ba29e6e02a61..25fb7d300b8fc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest.kt
@@ -96,22 +96,24 @@ class PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun testNotListeningByDefault() {
+    fun testNotListeningAllByDefault() {
         assertFalse(privacyItemController.allIndicatorsAvailable)
-        assertFalse(privacyItemController.micCameraAvailable)
+    }
 
-        verify(appOpsController, never()).addCallback(any(), any())
+    @Test
+    fun testMicCameraListeningByDefault() {
+        assertTrue(privacyItemController.micCameraAvailable)
     }
 
     @Test
     fun testMicCameraChanged() {
-        changeMicCamera(true)
+        changeMicCamera(false) // default is true
         executor.runAllReady()
 
-        verify(callback).onFlagMicCameraChanged(true)
+        verify(callback).onFlagMicCameraChanged(false)
         verify(callback, never()).onFlagAllChanged(anyBoolean())
 
-        assertTrue(privacyItemController.micCameraAvailable)
+        assertFalse(privacyItemController.micCameraAvailable)
         assertFalse(privacyItemController.allIndicatorsAvailable)
     }
 
@@ -124,20 +126,19 @@ class PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         verify(callback, never()).onFlagMicCameraChanged(anyBoolean())
 
         assertTrue(privacyItemController.allIndicatorsAvailable)
-        assertFalse(privacyItemController.micCameraAvailable)
     }
 
     @Test
     fun testBothChanged() {
         changeAll(true)
-        changeMicCamera(true)
+        changeMicCamera(false)
         executor.runAllReady()
 
         verify(callback, atLeastOnce()).onFlagAllChanged(true)
-        verify(callback, atLeastOnce()).onFlagMicCameraChanged(true)
+        verify(callback, atLeastOnce()).onFlagMicCameraChanged(false)
 
         assertTrue(privacyItemController.allIndicatorsAvailable)
-        assertTrue(privacyItemController.micCameraAvailable)
+        assertFalse(privacyItemController.micCameraAvailable)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -156,19 +157,12 @@ class PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         verify(appOpsController).addCallback(eq(PrivacyItemController.OPS), any())
     }
 
-    @Test
-    fun testAll_listening() {
-        changeAll(true)
-        executor.runAllReady()
-
-        verify(appOpsController).addCallback(eq(PrivacyItemController.OPS), any())
-    }
-
     @Test
     fun testAllFalse_notListening() {
         changeAll(true)
         executor.runAllReady()
         changeAll(false)
+        changeMicCamera(false)
         executor.runAllReady()
 
         verify(appOpsController).removeCallback(any(), any())
@@ -176,8 +170,8 @@ class PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
 
     @Test
     fun testSomeListening_stillListening() {
+        // Mic and camera are true by default
         changeAll(true)
-        changeMicCamera(true)
         executor.runAllReady()
         changeAll(false)
         executor.runAllReady()
@@ -186,7 +180,8 @@ class PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun testAllDeleted_stopListening() {
+    fun testAllDeleted_micCameraFalse_stopListening() {
+        changeMicCamera(false)
         changeAll(true)
         executor.runAllReady()
         changeAll(null)
@@ -196,13 +191,13 @@ class PrivacyItemControllerFlagsTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun testMicDeleted_stopListening() {
+    fun testMicDeleted_stillListening() {
         changeMicCamera(true)
         executor.runAllReady()
         changeMicCamera(null)
         executor.runAllReady()
 
-        verify(appOpsController).removeCallback(any(), any())
+        verify(appOpsController, never()).removeCallback(any(), any())
     }
 
     private fun changeMicCamera(value: Boolean?) = changeProperty(MIC_CAMERA, value)
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemControllerTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemControllerTest.kt
index 5c5df2639cdd9..38e8823adfbb5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemControllerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/privacy/PrivacyItemControllerTest.kt
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ class PrivacyItemControllerTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Test
     fun testNotListeningWhenIndicatorsDisabled() {
         changeAll(false)
+        changeMicCamera(false)
         privacyItemController.addCallback(callback)
         executor.runAllReady()
         verify(appOpsController, never()).addCallback(eq(PrivacyItemController.OPS),