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How Dropbox Hacks Your Mac

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amelius ◴[] 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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djrogers ◴[] 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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lucb1e ◴[] 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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1. tessela ◴[] No.12466835[source]
System Integrity Protection, basically not even root can change files protected by SIP.