One user complained last week that someone could hack his Apple Mac, as well as take access to the camera and microphone under his control. After the user's complaint, Apple switched the walkie-talkie audio chat feature from all of its devices so that no users' private conversations reach the hackers. A few days ago, a security researcher removed a similar bug in the video conferencing app Zoom, which allowed hackers to access the Mac user's camera without permission. Worryingly, hackers could access Mac's camera even after uninstalling the zoom app. Both Apple and Zoom fixed this bug after it was complained of. You'll find reports that endanger users' safety and privacy. Now the question is how to avoid such hacking. Let's understand this in detail.
According to a report by the National Representative Survey released last month, 43 percent of Americans believe they have recordings of their device without their permission. More than 1,000 adult people were involved in this survey. Tech companies are tracking and recording users' devices for advertising, reports say. Researchers believe that this type of tracking makes it easier for advertisers to advertise, and the ad is delivered only to people who are really interested in it. With the other tarff smart device, there is always a risk that hackers can take your device's camera and microphone to the remote control at any time.
Permission for close apps in iPhone: You can check apps access by going to Privacy in iPhone Settings. You can turn off the permission by tapping Settings>Privacy>Camera>. Similarly, you can go to access the microphone and turn off the microphone's permissions.
Do this in Apple Mac Settings: Follow these steps in Settings > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Camera > Then remove the tick on the box and set the microphone like that.
How to computer settings: You must also follow these steps in the computer. Turn off Camera Access after settings > Privacy > Camera > Then go to the Microphone menu and turn off Microphone Access. Keep updating the software periodically, except for the settings. You can also apply a tape on the camera to turn off camera access.
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