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

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1183 points robenkleene | 3 comments | 20 Oct 20 15:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.614s | 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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nix23 ◴[20 Oct 20 16:19 UTC] No.24839174[source]▶
Dont pray, just dont buy Apple Products
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munificent ◴[20 Oct 20 16:27 UTC] No.24839301[source]▶
Boycotting is not an effective strategy for addressing oligopolies. You need actual strong anti-trust regulation.
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curiousgal ◴[20 Oct 20 16:41 UTC] No.24839501[source]▶
Regulation will never be ahead of corporations. Regulators always play catch-up. Seeing how, at the end of the day, all these company care about is profits, hitting them where it hurts will make a difference.

That being said, Linux is available, and it's perfectly usable by people who would be bothered by Apple's dev policies.

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1. seg_lol ◴[20 Oct 20 16:53 UTC] No.24839651[source]▶
These companies would be happy to lose the customer and the vars that complain. Unless you can convince 100x more people than yourself to loudly and dramatically move to something not as user hostile, just voting with your dollars will not work, there isn't enough competition.
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2. nix23 ◴[20 Oct 20 16:58 UTC] No.24839718[source]▶
It's not about voting, it's about the tech YOU use. You want apple? Buy it, if not dont. I really dont care what others use.
3. giantg2 ◴[20 Oct 20 17:02 UTC] No.24839767[source]▶
"Unless you can convince 100x more people..."

I don't even know 10 people who use Mac.