Oversight Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

  See also: Patrick Wardle's excellent (and free) Lulu firewall: https://objective-see.org/products/lulu.html. He has a bunch of other excellent macOS security tools: Rei Key - identify keyloggers: https://objective-see.org/products/reikey.html Block Block - get an alert before an auto-start program gets registered: https://objective-see.org/products/blockblock.html Oversight - identify when the mic or camera is... - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Picked up this beauty for college.

  Yup good advice! Instead of covering it physically you can use a trustworthy software solution OverSight https://objective-see.org/products/oversight.html. Source: almost 2 years ago

• My wife said she could never tell if I was on a call in our home office.

  Something like https://objective-see.org/products/oversight.html proves you can detect applications that open a microphone session on macOS. Could set something up that listens to that, filters by process and toggles it on/off based on active microphone sessions. Source: about 2 years ago

• What is this SUS orange dot????

  You can use Oversight to do that, but I'm a little confused by the location of the dot. Which OS version are you running? Source: over 2 years ago

• Why is my camera coming on every ~30 minutes? MBP-16" 2021

  I am using OverSight ( https://objective-see.org/products/oversight.html ). Source: over 2 years ago

• How to tell if my boss is remotely tapping into my company owned MacBook microphone?

  Ask your works IT admin to install OverSight which warns on camera and mic use. Source: over 2 years ago

• Passed Arguments, how to use them in Apple Script?

  I'm having OverSight handle the part about whether or not the camera is activated and I want my script to handle what to do based on the registered state (you can tell OverSight to Execute an Action, e.g. a path to a script, binary, etc.). OverSight also has a setting called "Pass Argument" (see below) which is what has led me to believe I should be able to do what I'm describing:. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Any idea what this orange dot means? (it is not the microphone indicator)

  Try installing OverSight to know which app uses your microphone/camera. Source: almost 3 years ago

• 'Mute' button in conferencing apps may not actually mute your mic

  I learned that Google Meet is always using the mic the moment I saw the are you trying to speak pop-up when the app detects noise. Confirmed this when I installed OverSight (macOS only) and saw that the mic is always active whenever I use GMeet regardless if I press the mute button 😅. Source: about 3 years ago

• You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps listen even when mic is off

  I use objective-see’s app Oversight [1] for MacOS. OverSight monitors a mac's mic and webcam, alerting the user when the internal mic is activated, or whenever a process accesses the webcam. Have found it very useful whilst using videoconferencing apps. [1] https://objective-see.com/products/oversight.html. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago

• MBP 14" randomly turns on the green camera light.

  Try this app https://objective-see.com/products/oversight.html. Source: about 3 years ago

• A mysterious program seems to be using my mic.

  Try this: Https://objective-see.com/products/oversight.html. Source: over 3 years ago

• A mysterious program seems to be using my mic.

  If Micro Snitch isn't working for you maybe try Oversight. It's free. Source: over 3 years ago

• LPT: If you work from home using a company provided P.C. use a post it to cover the camera. Companies are investing heavily in tech to "monitor" remote employees, and yes they can turn the camera on and yes, they do it. And NEVER use a company PC for anything personal, even if they say it's OK.

  For Mac users: I would suggest : https://objective-. Source: over 3 years ago

• Chipotle rice is too powerful

  OverSight monitors a mac's mic and webcam, alerting the user when the internal mic is activated, or whenever a process accesses the webcam. Source: over 3 years ago

• Automatically Light Up a Sign When Your Webcam Is in Use

  Take a look at the code for Objective-See’s “OverSight” utility; it is a good example of how to detect AV events system-wide. It’s also a really great app… https://objective-see.com/products/oversight.html. - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago

• Best menu bar apps?

  Oversight free - (protects against unauthorized mic or camera access). Source: almost 4 years ago

• Camera cover slider

  Do not use them! Apple doesn’t recommend anything thicker than a sheet of paper. So, if you want a cover, cut a piece of Post-it note or something like that. You can also check out OverSight or Micro Snitch for a software approach to improved privacy. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Any free apps that control the on/off of the webcam?

  Check out OverSight. I don’t think it does exactly what you want, but it gets pretty close and it’s also FOSS. Source: almost 4 years ago

• I want to know what kind of hacking attack this is on Mac (late-2018)

  There’s a similar FOSS program called LuLu that’s great. They also have a lot of other security tools for Mac that are all free, including oversight, which will tell you if your camera or microphone are accessed. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Should I be worried? (Laptop camera light is on but the turn camera on button isn't clicked, I'm hovering over it)

  Give this open source app a try from Objective-See. Source: about 4 years ago