How to review your Mac's privacy permissions

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About 10 minutes to complete

Check which apps can reach your camera, microphone, files, and screen, and turn off any access an app doesn't need.

Step-by-step guide

Go to System Settings, then Privacy & Security.
Check each category: Camera, Microphone, Files and Folders, Screen Recording, Accessibility.
Turn off anything that doesn't make sense for that app.
Under Location Services, set apps to only have your location when they need it.

4 steps

Why this matters

Apps sometimes hold permissions they no longer need. Reviewing them keeps each app to only what it genuinely requires, especially powerful ones like Screen Recording.

How to confirm it worked

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