diff --git a/Installer/Helper/HelperInterface.m b/Installer/Helper/HelperInterface.m
index 4fc8e5c..123b7ab 100644
--- a/Installer/Helper/HelperInterface.m
+++ b/Installer/Helper/HelperInterface.m
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ bail:
     if(YES != [defaultManager copyItemAtPath:app toPath:appCopy error:&error])
     {
         //err msg
-        os_log_error(logHandle, "ERROR: failed to copy %@ to %@ (error: %@)", app, appCopy, error.description);
+        os_log_error(logHandle, "ERROR: failed to copy %{public}@ to %{public}@ (error: %@)", app, appCopy, error.description);
         
         //bail
         goto bail;
diff --git a/Installer/Source/Configure.m b/Installer/Source/Configure.m
index 68291eb..c58c41b 100644
--- a/Installer/Source/Configure.m
+++ b/Installer/Source/Configure.m
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ bail:
     if(YES != [NSFileManager.defaultManager copyItemAtPath:applicationSrc toPath:applicationDest error:&error])
     {
         //err msg
-        os_log_error(logHandle, "ERROR: failed to copy %@ -> %@ (error: %@)", applicationSrc, applicationDest, error);
+        os_log_error(logHandle, "ERROR: failed to copy %{public}@ -> %{public}@ (error: %@)", applicationSrc, applicationDest, error);
         
         //bail
         goto bail;
diff --git a/Installer/Source/main.m b/Installer/Source/main.m
index 9d8de08..f44de50 100644
--- a/Installer/Source/main.m
+++ b/Installer/Source/main.m
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         options.debug = YES;
     }];
     
+    //user gotta be admin
+    if(YES != hasAdminPrivileges())
+    {
+        //show alert
+        showAlert(@"ERROR: Insuffient Privileges.", @"Administrator privileges are required to monitor the camera & microphone.");
+        
+        //bail
+        goto bail;
+    }
+    
     //cmdline install?
     if(YES == [NSProcessInfo.processInfo.arguments containsObject:CMD_INSTALL])
     {
diff --git a/Shared/Utilities.h b/Shared/Utilities.h
index b2a780f..923cce2 100644
--- a/Shared/Utilities.h
+++ b/Shared/Utilities.h
@@ -131,4 +131,6 @@ BOOL AppleSilicon(void);
 //show an alert
 NSModalResponse showAlert(NSString* messageText, NSString* informativeText);
 
+BOOL hasAdminPrivileges(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/Shared/Utilities.m b/Shared/Utilities.m
index 2002dcd..36f5c4f 100644
--- a/Shared/Utilities.m
+++ b/Shared/Utilities.m
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #import "consts.h"
 #import "utilities.h"
 
+#import <pwd.h>
+#import <grp.h>
 #import <dlfcn.h>
 #import <signal.h>
 #import <unistd.h>
@@ -1647,3 +1649,44 @@ NSModalResponse showAlert(NSString* messageText, NSString* informativeText)
     
     return response;
 }
+
+
+//checks if user has admin privs
+// ->based off http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30000443/asking-for-admin-privileges-for-only-standard-accounts
+BOOL hasAdminPrivileges()
+{
+    //flag
+    BOOL isAdmin = NO;
+    
+    //password entry
+    struct passwd* pwentry = NULL;
+    
+    //admin group
+    struct group* adminGroup = NULL;
+    
+    //get password entry for current user
+    pwentry = getpwuid(getuid());
+    
+    //get admin group
+    adminGroup = getgrnam("admin");
+    
+    //iterate over entries
+    // ->check if current user is part of the admin group
+    while(*adminGroup->gr_mem != NULL)
+    {
+        //check if admin
+        if (strcmp(pwentry->pw_name, *adminGroup->gr_mem) == 0)
+        {
+            //yay!
+            isAdmin = YES;
+            
+            //exit loop
+            break;
+        }
+        
+        //try next
+        adminGroup->gr_mem++;
+    }
+    
+    return isAdmin;
+}