While Apple doesn't like to talk about malware, recently there are quite a few browser hijackers (for example weknow.ac, ), potentially unwanted applications (for example advanced mac cleaner, mac cleanup pro) and adware (for example CoinTicker, MacOSDefender) targeting Mac OS operating system. Secretly recording user conversations using the webcam, for example, has become a staple feature of many spyware and other malware variants over the last several years.
This new feature can be seen as a security enhancement designed to prevent malware from secretly recording users. Apple further revealed that all new notebooks that come with a built-in T2 security chip will now disconnect the built-in microphone at the hardware level when users close their devices' lids. It has almost been a week since Apple unveiled the new MacBook Air in Brooklyn, New York, the reveal was important for another reason.
