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londons_explore ◴[] 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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daneel_w ◴[] No.23283270[source]
No, that's not what he's telling you. You're getting ahead of yourself with your question. He's telling us that macOS will consult with Apple regarding the "fingerprint" of an executable when you run it.
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londons_explore ◴[] No.23283313[source]
But the fingerprint of photoshop is the same for everyone. If apple knows what the fingerprint of photoshop is (which they could easily find out), now they have a giant list of who installed photoshop and when, and from which IP address, and which IP location.

That data would be a wet dream for some IP lawyer looking for pirate copies of software...

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1. rmrfrmrf ◴[] No.23288033[source]
My personal wet dream is that I can download any shady Photoshop torrent and Apple will block the ones that have trojans baked in. Given that Apple won't even open up their infrastructure to US law enforcement, I can't see them teaming up with IP lawyers anytime soon.