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How Dropbox Hacks Your Mac

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1037 points 8bitben | 5 comments | 09 Sep 16 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
1. amelius ◴[09 Sep 16 17:22 UTC] No.12464250[source]▶
I wonder what will happen when Apple plugs those security holes. Will Dropbox cease to run as it does now, and suddenly for instance lose important features?
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2. djrogers ◴[09 Sep 16 18:45 UTC] No.12464985[source]▶
This appears to be impossible in Sierra, as the relevant db has been added to SIP. I have un-granted access, and the dropbox app has not been able to re-enable it, nor has it complained (and yes, I restarted).
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3. lucb1e ◴[09 Sep 16 22:34 UTC] No.12466519[source]▶
What is SIP? I've seen it mentioned elsewhere in the thread but not explained, and in the article ctrl+f SIP yields no results.
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4. mercutio2 ◴[09 Sep 16 23:34 UTC] No.12466787{3}[source]▶
System Integrity Protection. Because of crazy hacks like this, macOS restricts what even root can do.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204899

5. tessela ◴[09 Sep 16 23:44 UTC] No.12466835{3}[source]▶
System Integrity Protection, basically not even root can change files protected by SIP.