report this ad Watching isn’t always enough Presumably, that means resolving the issues bringing you to them in the first place, and nothing else malicious along the way. It’s like having a technician visit your home or taking your machine into a shop for repair. Remote access means giving someone complete control of your machine. It’s not about remote access technology it’s about who you’re allowing access to your machine.

This kind of remote access is absolutely not safe, and should be avoided at all costs. Once they have it, they install malware - often including ransomware - or they leave back doors allowing them continued access when you’re not around. Using lies and threats, scammers try to get you to give them remote access to your machine. Recent years have seen rise to something called the “tech support scam”.

The key word in your question is “reputable”. NEVER allow remote access to someone whom you don’t know or who contacts you.

The key is that you must know and trust the individual, just as you would if you handed the computer to them. Remote access is a useful tool to allow a trusted individual access to your computer for support or other purposes.

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