Local web server will also reportedly reinstall Zoom if a user removes the application and joins a meeting.

Zoom has since confirmed that Tuesday night's patch will totally remove the local web server functionality. The company says that it is "stopping use" of this feature going forward.

The local web server is honestly the most concerning part, and it's not fixed," says Thomas Reed, a Mac research specialist at the security firm Malwarebytes.

Zoom has decided to kill off its controversial local web server on Mac devices that allows users of the video conferencing software to avoid an extra click to get into a meeting. On Tuesday, Zoom ...

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Apple on Wednesday pushed out an automatic update for Mac users that removes a local host server created by video conferencing app Zoom, protecting users against the threat of unwanted webcam access.