Apple rolls out silent update to remove Zoom web server from MacsWhat you need to know
Apple rolled out a silent update for Macs that removes the Zoom web server.
This is Apple's proactive approach to address the budding Zoom issue.
The update is being deployed automatically, which means users don't have to do a thing.
Apple took a proactive approach to protect Mac users.
Apple has rolled out a silent update for Mac users that removes the Zoom web server that allowed malicious websites to access the camera without permission. Apple confirmed the update in a statement to TechCrunch.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant told TechCrunch that the update — now released — removes the hidden web server, which Zoom quietly installed on users' Macs when they installed the app.
Apple said the update does not require any user interaction and is deployed automatically.
The automatic Mac update is Apple's response to the Zoom debacle that has unfolded over the past few days. When users downloaded the Zoom app, it covertly installed a...
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Apple rolls out silent update to remove Zoom web server from Macs
