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Even remote control, or, in general, input interception/injection. That's done via accessibility APIs I believe, and these do need to be enabled once per app in the system preferences, and this does require root password or touch id, but a well-behaved app would not bypass that. A well-behaved app would guide you through granting it this permission in a supported way.


So a well behaved app is harder to install by your own standards. Not surprised Zoom skipped that for a more streamlined setup. UX is king




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