Apple forgot to release this key macOS security feature - 9to5Mac
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Shortly after the release of macOS Big Sur back in 2020, Apple faced widespread server outages. The outage affected macOS...
  • Venicon@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 months ago

    Most likely this is a non-issue for the majority of users but for anyone really strict on privacy it’s a different story.

    • Septimaeus@infosec.pub
      9·
      3 months ago

      Agreed, though I think privacy strictness that disallows certificate checking might just skip MacOS entirely.

      Privacy defaults on Apple systems are generally good — at least most potential risks are opt-in rather than opt-out, which the majority of vendors prefer — but without lockdown engaged MacOS has a lot of I/O that might not pass the strictest audits.

    • HarriPotero@lemmy.world
      8·
      3 months ago

      Even without the privacy concerns, I think it removes the sovereignty of your own computer.

      I decide what code I run on my computer.

      A few years ago I had some peripheral that started iTunes Music.app every time I plugged it in. (Bluetooth headphones, I think). As I don’t use it, and there was no way to disable it I figured i could just delete it.

      Nope! Music.app is a system application on a read-only partition shadowed on your root filesystem. Apparently it is possible by booting with the partition in read-write developer mode, but you’ll get to do it all over again with every update.