Concepts
Least privilege
In Turkish: En az yetki ilkesi
Give a person, app or account only the access it needs for its job and nothing more.
If a flashlight app asks for your contacts and microphone, or a family member only needs to watch a service but is given the main account, the extra access is risk with no benefit.
Day to day this means checking app permissions, using a normal user account on your computer instead of an administrator one for everyday work, and removing access when it is no longer needed.
What to do
- Review app permissions and switch off those that are not needed.
- Use a standard (non-admin) account for daily computer use if your system allows it.
- Remove access for people and apps that no longer need it.
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