Dr.Web protects your privacy by controlling access of applications to the camera and microphone on your Mac.
By default, access to the camera and microphone is allowed for all applications. You can enable the camera and microphone access control.
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Camera and microphone access control is not available on macOS 10.14 or later versions. |
To enable the camera and microphone access control
1.On the Dashboard tab of the main window, choose Privacy Protection. 2.Enable the camera and microphone access protection by using the toggle |
Every time an application tries to access your camera or microphone, Dr.Web will display a notification and ask what action should be applied.
•Block—blocks access to your camera or microphone for the application once. If it tries to access your camera or microphone another time, for example, if it was closed and started again, Dr.Web will display the notification again.
•Allow—allows the application to access your camera or microphone.
Users from the Administrators group have more access control options.
▪Allow once—allows the application to access your camera or microphone once.
▪Always allow—allows the application to permanently access your camera or microphone.
If you choose the Always allow option, Dr.Web will create a rule for this application in the exclusions list.
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To create a rule in the exclusions list, you need administrator rights. |