@martyMac malware often spies on users by recording audio and video sessions...sometimes in an undetected manner. OverSight monitors a mac's mic and webcam, alerting the user when the internal mic is activated, or whenever a process accesses the webcam.
About Oversight on Product Hunt
“Get notified when an app accesses your Mac's camera or mic”
Oversight launched on Product Hunt on March 4th, 2019 and earned 141 upvotes and 10 comments, placing #5 on the daily leaderboard. Mac malware often spies on users by recording audio and video sessions...sometimes in an undetected manner. OverSight monitors a mac's mic and webcam, alerting the user when the internal mic is activated, or whenever a process accesses the webcam.
Oversight was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Privacy (11k followers) and Webcam (388 followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 14.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Oversight?
Oversight was hunted by @marty. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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