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Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu on macOS Big Sur

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1183 points robenkleene | 1 comments | 20 Oct 20 15:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.233s | source
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jjoonathan ◴[20 Oct 20 16:03 UTC] No.24838965[source]▶
"You don't need kernel extensions, we'll provide APIs for you! We won't abuse the power that gives us, promise!"

...and now Apple has altered the deal and we must pray they do not alter it further. Disgusting. Predictable, expected, unsurprising -- but still disgusting.

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Skunkleton ◴[20 Oct 20 16:18 UTC] No.24839165[source]▶
You understand that Apple could bypass kexts too? This is an issue of trust, not a technical issue.
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1. Wowfunhappy ◴[20 Oct 20 16:29 UTC] No.24839336[source]▶
It's worth noting the Apple does release the source code to XNU (albeit on a ~6 month delay), and unlike some of their other source releases, there's actually enough tooling for you to build your own kernel. So while there are still gaps, it is overall more open to review.