diff --git a/Services/PrivacyService.qml b/Services/PrivacyService.qml
index 2d047694..2d8612e4 100644
--- a/Services/PrivacyService.qml
+++ b/Services/PrivacyService.qml
@@ -9,131 +9,90 @@ import Quickshell.Services.Pipewire
 Singleton {
     id: root
 
-    property bool microphoneActive: false
-    property bool cameraActive: false
-    property bool screensharingActive: false
-    
-    readonly property bool anyPrivacyActive: microphoneActive || cameraActive || screensharingActive
-
-    readonly property var micSource: AudioService.source
-    property var activeMicSources: []
-    property var activeCameraSources: []
-    property var activeScreenSources: []
-
-    function resetPrivacyStates() {
-        root.cameraActive = false;
-        root.screensharingActive = false;
-        root.microphoneActive = false;
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: portalMonitor
-        command: ["bash", "-c", `
-            screencast_count=0
-            camera_count=0
-            microphone_count=0
-            
-            if command -v lsof >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                video_device_users=$(lsof /dev/video* 2>/dev/null | wc -l || echo "0")
-                if [ "$video_device_users" -gt 0 ]; then
-                    camera_count=1
-                fi
-                
-                if command -v busctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                    mic_access_count=$(busctl --user call org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop /org/freedesktop/portal/desktop org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties Get ss "org.freedesktop.portal.Inhibit" "Inhibited" 2>/dev/null | grep -c "microphone" || echo "0")
-                    if [ "$mic_access_count" -gt 0 ]; then
-                        microphone_count=1
-                    fi
-                fi
-                
-                if [ "$microphone_count" -eq 0 ] && command -v pactl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                    total_outputs=$(pactl list short source-outputs | wc -l || echo "0")
-                    system_outputs=$(pactl list source-outputs | grep -c "media\\.name.*cava" || echo "0")
-                    user_outputs=$((total_outputs - system_outputs))
-                    if [ "$user_outputs" -gt 0 ]; then
-                        microphone_count=1
-                    fi
-                fi
-            fi
-            
-            if command -v busctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                screencast_sessions=$(busctl --user list | grep "org.freedesktop.portal.Session" | wc -l || echo "0")
-                if [ "$screencast_sessions" -gt 0 ]; then
-                    screencast_count=1
-                fi
-            fi
-            
-            if command -v pw-dump >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                active_video_streams=$(pw-dump 2>/dev/null | grep -i "video" | grep -i "state.*running" | wc -l || echo "0")
-                if [ "$active_video_streams" -gt 0 ]; then
-                    camera_count=1
-                fi
-                
-                active_screen_streams=$(pw-dump 2>/dev/null | grep -i "screen" | grep -i "state.*running" | wc -l || echo "0")
-                if [ "$active_screen_streams" -gt 0 ]; then
-                    screencast_count=1
-                fi
-            fi
-            
-            echo "screencast:$screencast_count"
-            echo "camera:$camera_count"
-            echo "microphone:$microphone_count"
-        `]
+    readonly property bool microphoneActive: {
+        if (!Pipewire.ready || !Pipewire.nodes?.values) return false
         
-        stdout: StdioCollector {
-            onStreamFinished: {
-                root.resetPrivacyStates();
-                
-                if (text && text.length > 0) {
-                    const lines = text.trim().split('\n');
-                    let foundScreencast = false;
-                    let foundCamera = false;
-                    let foundMicrophone = false;
-                    
-                    for (const line of lines) {
-                        if (line.startsWith('screencast:')) {
-                            const count = parseInt(line.split(':')[1]) || 0;
-                            foundScreencast = foundScreencast || (count > 0);
-                        } else if (line.startsWith('camera:')) {
-                            const count = parseInt(line.split(':')[1]) || 0;
-                            foundCamera = foundCamera || (count > 0);
-                        } else if (line.startsWith('microphone:')) {
-                            const count = parseInt(line.split(':')[1]) || 0;
-                            foundMicrophone = foundMicrophone || (count > 0);
-                        }
+        for (let i = 0; i < Pipewire.nodes.values.length; i++) {
+            const node = Pipewire.nodes.values[i]
+            if (!node || !node.ready) continue
+            
+            if (node.properties && node.properties["media.class"] === "Stream/Input/Audio") {
+                if (node.properties["stream.is-live"] === "true") {
+                    if (!looksLikeSystemVirtualMic(node)) {
+                        return true
                     }
-                    
-                    root.screensharingActive = foundScreencast;
-                    root.cameraActive = foundCamera;
-                    root.microphoneActive = foundMicrophone;
-                } else {
-                    root.screensharingActive = false;
-                    root.cameraActive = false;
-                    root.microphoneActive = false;
                 }
             }
         }
+        return false
+    }
+
+
+    PwObjectTracker {
+        objects: Pipewire.nodes.values
+    }
+
+    readonly property bool cameraActive: {
+        if (!Pipewire.ready || !Pipewire.nodes?.values) return false
         
-        onExited: (exitCode, exitStatus) => {
-            if (exitCode !== 0) {
-                console.warn("PrivacyService: Portal monitor process failed with exit code:", exitCode);
+        for (let i = 0; i < Pipewire.nodes.values.length; i++) {
+            const node = Pipewire.nodes.values[i]
+            if (!node || !node.ready) continue
+            
+            if (node.properties && node.properties["media.class"] === "Stream/Input/Video") {
+                if (node.properties["stream.is-live"] === "true") {
+                    return true
+                }
             }
         }
+        return false
     }
 
-    Timer {
-        id: privacyMonitor
-        interval: 3000
-        running: true
-        repeat: true
-        onTriggered: {
-            if (!portalMonitor.running) {
-                portalMonitor.running = true;
+    readonly property bool screensharingActive: {
+        if (!Pipewire.ready || !Pipewire.nodes?.values) return false
+        
+        for (let i = 0; i < Pipewire.nodes.values.length; i++) {
+            const node = Pipewire.nodes.values[i]
+            if (!node || !node.ready) continue
+            
+            if ((node.type & PwNodeType.VideoSource) === PwNodeType.VideoSource) {
+                if (looksLikeScreencast(node)) {
+                    return true
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (node.properties && node.properties["media.class"] === "Stream/Input/Audio") {
+                const mediaName = (node.properties["media.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
+                const appName = (node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
+                
+                if (mediaName.includes("desktop") || appName.includes("screen") || appName === "obs") {
+                    if (node.properties["stream.is-live"] === "true") {
+                        return true
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
+        return false
+    }
+    
+    readonly property bool anyPrivacyActive: microphoneActive || cameraActive || screensharingActive
+
+
+    function looksLikeSystemVirtualMic(node) {
+        if (!node) return false
+        const name = (node.name || "").toLowerCase()
+        const mediaName = (node.properties && node.properties["media.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
+        const appName = (node.properties && node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
+        const combined = name + " " + mediaName + " " + appName
+        return /cava|monitor|system/.test(combined)
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
+    function looksLikeScreencast(node) {
+        if (!node) return false
+        const appName = (node.properties && node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
+        const nodeName = (node.name || "").toLowerCase()
+        const combined = appName + " " + nodeName
+        return /xdg-desktop-portal|xdpw|screencast|screen|gnome shell|kwin|obs/.test(combined)
     }
 
     function getMicrophoneStatus() {