Your laptop doesn’t need to be hacked to reveal more about you than you’d like. Sometimes, an app simply has permission to use your microphone or camera, and you gave it that permission weeks, months, or even years ago.
That makes your laptop’s privacy settings worth a quick inspection. Both Windows and Mac computers let users control which apps can access sensitive features. Yet those permissions can linger long after someone stops using an app. A video meeting program might need your microphone, but does that old photo editor? Probably not. A little housekeeping can reduce unnecessary access without turning your computer into an inconvenience.
