Hello, If you are using H recent versions of MacOS this is fairly hard to do. The permission system requires that the end user authorize every application that is using a Microphone or camera much like on IOS. Also, with Catalina, it is much more difficult to install kernal extensions that could circumvent system access requirements to items. It is quite possible that “whole disk” access would also permit camera and microphone access so when you are reviewing the applications that you have granted access to in system preferences, also check the full disk permissions. Also with Mac’s that have the finger print sensor or the T2 security chipset the camera and computer microphone are supposed to be controlled by that chip so one would need to crate a hack to the installer and then modify code for the T2 chip which I believe is proprietary API only available to a limited group.
> On Aug 18, 2020, at 9:26 PM, Nivedita Naresh <nivedita.nar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > I feel like there has been a spyware on my apple devices for a very long time > and my device microphone and camera are being accessed. Is there any way to > block off microphone or camera so it cannot be accessed by spywares? > > Nivedita Naresh > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/d53efd33-8283-4dd9-b0ce-9c59745924f8n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/d53efd33-8283-4dd9-b0ce-9c59745924f8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/A7A2BC8D-B35C-4D88-9E2C-7D4A8B7CD15D%40gmail.com.
