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Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables

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361 points robenkleene | 2 comments | 23 May 20 09:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.509s | source
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londons_explore ◴[23 May 20 14:03 UTC] No.23283004[source]▶
So you're telling me that every time I install a program in OSX, it pings apple to let them know what program I'm installing, my IP address, my location, and my OS version?

Sounds very Orwellian for a privacy focussed company...

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1. trashburger ◴[23 May 20 14:11 UTC] No.23283075[source]▶
Of course, if they say it's for your privacy, it's fine, and everything is all right. We have won the victory over ourselves. We love Apple.
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2. daneel_w ◴[23 May 20 14:30 UTC] No.23283217[source]▶
No, they say it's for your security, and we can surmise that's the actual intention in Apple's case, but I definitely understand the privacy concerns that come with this method.